How to Say ‘My waist is 80 centimeters.’ in Traditional Chinese
我的腰圍是八十公分。
wǒ de yāo wéi shì bā shí gōng fēn
[waw duh yao-way shir ba-shir gong-fen]
Phrase Breakdown
我的腰圍
wǒ de yāo wéi
my waist measurement
Refers to the speaker's waist size or waist measurement.
我的腰圍有點大。
My waist measurement is a bit large.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
A first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我跟護士說：「我的腰圍是八十公分。」
I tell the nurse, "My waist measurement is 80 centimeters."
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive particle
A particle showing possession or relationship.
在「我的腰圍是八十公分」裡，「的」連接我和腰圍。
In "My waist measurement is 80 centimeters," 的 links me and waist measurement.
腰圍
yāo wéi
[yao-way]
waist measurement; waist circumference
The measurement around the waist.
我的腰圍是八十公分，所以「腰圍」很重要。
My waist measurement is 80 centimeters, so "waist measurement" is important.
是八十公分
shì bā shí gōng fēn
is 80 centimeters
Gives the measurement of the waist.
她的腰圍是八十公分。
Her waist measurement is 80 centimeters.
Words in this phrase
是
shì
[shir]
is; are
A linking verb used to give a measurement or description.
句子「我的腰圍是八十公分」用「是」來連接資訊。
The sentence "My waist measurement is 80 centimeters" uses 是 to connect the information.
八十
bā shí
[ba-shir]
eighty
The number 80, used in measurements.
我的腰圍是八十公分，這裡的「八十」是數字。
My waist measurement is 80 centimeters; here, 八十 is the number.
公分
gōng fēn
[gong-fen]
centimeter
A standard metric unit for length and body measurements.
我的腰圍是八十公分，「公分」表示長度。
My waist measurement is 80 centimeters; 公分 shows length.
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