How to Say ‘How much were you hoping for?’ in Traditional Chinese
您希望多少呢？
nín xī wàng duō shǎo ne
[nín shee-wang duōshǎo nuh]
💬 Usage Tip: 呢 at the end of a question makes it sound gentler and more conversational. The question works without it, but it would be blunter.
Phrase Breakdown
您希望
nín xī wàng
you hope for / you would like
您 (nín) is the polite 'you', and 希望 (xīwàng) means 'to hope / to wish'.
您希望什麼時候開始？
When would you like to start?
Words in this phrase
您
nín
[nín]
you (polite)
Respectful form of 'you', used with customers or elders.
您要幾點來？
What time will you come?
希望
xī wàng
[shee-wang]
to hope; to wish
To want something good to happen.
我們都希望工作環境更友善。
We all hope the work environment becomes friendlier.
多少呢？
duō shǎo ne
how much?
多少 (duōshǎo) means 'how much / how many'. 呢 (ne) softens the question and is said in the neutral tone.
這個多少呢？
How much is this one?
Words in this phrase
多少
duō shǎo
[duōshǎo]
how much; how many
Question word for quantity or price.
這杯多少錢？
How much is this cup?
呢
ne
[nuh]
sentence particle for softening a question or tone
Often placed at the end of a question to sound more natural and conversational.
你們平常怎麼合作呢？我想多了解一下。
How do you usually work together? I’d like to understand more.
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