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How to Say ‘About ten working days.’ in Traditional Chinese

大概十個工作天。

dà gài shí gè gōng zuò tiān

[dàgài shí guh gōngzuòtiān]

💬 Usage Tip: 大概 (dà gài) means "about" or "roughly" and goes before the number: 大概兩個禮拜 "about two weeks".

Phrase Breakdown

大概十個

dà gài shí gè

about ten

大概 (dàgài) means 'about' or 'roughly.' 十個 (shí ge) is 'ten' plus the measure word 個, which is said with a light, neutral tone.

Example

大概十個人會來。

About ten people will come.

Words in this phrase

大概

dà gài

[dàgài]

probably; approximately

Expresses an estimate or likelihood.

Example

大概要等二十分鐘。

It's probably about a twenty-minute wait.

十

shí

[shí]

ten

The number 10.

Example

十個人

ten people

個

gè

[guh]

measure word; individual

A common classifier used for people or many general nouns.

Example

每個人對文化都有不同看法。

Each person has a different view of culture.

工作天。

gōng zuò tiān

working days

工作天 (gōngzuò tiān) means 'working days' or 'business days.' It is often used for processing times.

Example

需要三個工作天。

It takes three working days.

Words in this phrase

工作天

gōng zuò tiān

[gōngzuòtiān]

working day; business day

A day when offices are open, excluding weekends and holidays.

Example

退款需要五個工作天。

The refund takes five business days.

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