How to Say ‘May I ask how tall you are?’ in Traditional Chinese
請問您身高多少？
qǐng wèn nín shēn gāo duō shǎo
[ching wen nin shēngāo dwor-shao]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Nurses address patients with the respectful 您 (nín) "you", not the plain 你. You can answer in a simple, plain way. You don't need to match that politeness when you talk about yourself.
Phrase Breakdown
請問您
qǐng wèn nín
may I ask you
請問 is a polite way to start a question. 您 is the respectful form of 'you'.
請問您貴姓？
May I ask your surname?
Words in this phrase
請問
qǐng wèn
[ching wen]
may I ask; excuse me
A polite phrase used to start a question, especially with strangers or in shops.
請問，總共多少錢？
Excuse me, how much is it in total?
您
nín
[nin]
you (polite)
A respectful form of addressing someone, often used in formal situations.
您好，歡迎來到我們的公司。
Hello, welcome to our company.
身高多少？
shēn gāo duō shǎo
how tall (is your height)?
身高 means 'body height'. 多少 asks 'how much' or 'how many'.
你的身高多少？
How tall are you?
Words in this phrase
身高
shēn gāo
[shēngāo]
height (of a person)
How tall a person's body is.
我的身高是一百六十公分。
My height is 160 centimeters.
多少
duō shǎo
[dwor-shao]
how much
Used to ask about quantity or amount.
你有多少錢？
How much money do you have?
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