How to Say ‘There's a lot of traffic at this time.’ in Traditional Chinese
這個時間車很多。
zhè gè shí jiān chē hěn duō
[zhè guh shíjiān chē huhn-dwaw]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Blaming traffic is a standard, face-saving excuse in Taiwan's busy cities, especially at rush hour. People will usually just nod and accept it.
Phrase Breakdown
這
zhè
[zhè]
this
'這' is a demonstrative pronoun indicating something near speakers.
這本書很有趣。
This book is very interesting.
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A very common measure word used with many nouns, like people, places, and objects.
那個地方比較好找。
That place is easier to find.
時間車
shí jiān chē
[shíjiān chē]
time; at this hour (traffic)
Here 時間 means 'time' and 車 means 'cars/traffic'; together: at this time, cars...
下班時間車很多。
There are many cars at rush hour.
很多
hěn duō
[huhn-dwaw]
a lot; much; many
Indicates a large amount or big degree.
他這一年改變很多。
He has changed a lot this year.
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