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How to Say ‘I have one piece of luggage.’ in Traditional Chinese

我有一件行李。

wǒ yǒu yī jiàn xíng lǐ

[waw yoh ee jiàn xínglǐ]

💬 Usage Tip: Chinese needs a counting word between the number and the noun, and 件 (jiàn) is the one used for luggage and clothes. For example, 兩件衣服 means "two pieces of clothing."

Phrase Breakdown

我有

wǒ yǒu

I have

我 (wǒ) means 'I'. 有 (yǒu) means 'have'. Two third tones in a row, so 我 rises: wó yǒu.

Example

我有問題。

I have a question.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

A first-person pronoun meaning I or me.

Example

我想買一件藍色的T恤。

I want to buy a blue T-shirt.

有

yǒu

[yoh]

to have

Used to express possession, like “have” in English.

Example

你有很多朋友。

You have many friends.

一件行李。

yī jiàn xíng lǐ

one piece of luggage

件 (jiàn) is the measure word for luggage. 一 becomes yí before fourth-tone 件. 行李 is xíngli.

Example

他帶兩件行李。

He brings two pieces of luggage.

Words in this phrase

一

yī

[ee]

one; a/an

The number “one”; also used to mean “a” in phrases like 一年 (a year).

Example

新年第一天，我給自己一個小目標。

On the first day of the New Year, I set a small goal for myself.

件

jiàn

[jiàn]

classifier for items/pieces

Measure word for luggage, clothing, matters.

Example

兩件行李

two pieces of luggage

行李

xíng lǐ

[xínglǐ]

luggage

Bags and suitcases for travel.

Example

我的行李很重。

My luggage is heavy.

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