How to Say ‘A table for four’ in Traditional Chinese
一桌四人的
yī zhuō sì rén de
[ee zhuō sì ren de]
💬 Usage Tip: 桌 (zhuō) counts tables, and the 的 at the end turns the phrase into "the one for four". It's a common way to specify which kind you want, just as 大的 means "the big one".
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
A number word that helps form the phrase for category.
你想找哪一類工作？
What kind of job do you want to look for?
桌
zhuō
[zhuō]
table (measure word)
Means table; also counts tables of diners.
我們訂了兩桌。
We booked two tables.
四
sì
[sì]
four
A cardinal number representing a quantity or position.
我們需要四張電影票。
We need four movie tickets.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
A human being or individual.
這裡的人都很樂於合作。
The people here are all happy to cooperate.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
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