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How to Say ‘How many items in total?’ in Traditional Chinese

一共幾樣?

yī gòng jǐ yàng

[ee gong jee yahng]

💬 Usage Tip: In [一共幾樣?], [一共] sets up the total and [幾樣] asks for the number of items. The same pattern works with money too: [一共多少錢?]

Phrase Breakdown

一共

yī gòng

[ee gong]

in total; altogether

Used when adding things up and talking about the total number or amount.

Example

請問一共幾樣?

May I ask how many items there are in total?

幾樣

jǐ yàng

how many kinds/items

幾 asks for an amount, and 樣 is a classifier for kinds or items.

Example

這裡有幾樣水果?

How many kinds of fruit are here?

Words in this phrase

[jee]

how many; several

Used to ask about a small or unknown number.

Example

這些水果一共幾樣?

How many kinds of fruit are there in total?

yàng

[yahng]

kind; type; item

A measure word often used for kinds of things or items in a set.

Example

店員問我一共幾樣?

The clerk asked me how many items there were in total.

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