How to Say ‘About four people.’ in Traditional Chinese
大概四個人。
dà gài sì gè rén
[dàgài sì guh ren]
💬 Usage Tip: Numbers need a counting word before the noun. 個 works for people, so it's 四個人, never 四人 in casual speech. When 四 is followed by 個, the 個 is said in a light, unstressed tone (ge).
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[dàgài]
probably; about
Used to give an estimate or say something is likely.
他大概十點會到。
He will probably arrive around ten.
四個人。
sì gè rén
four people
四 (four) + 個 (general measure word) + 人 (person). Keep the 's' in 四 different from 'sh'.
我們四個人。
There are four of us.
Words in this phrase
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.
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A very common measure word used with many everyday objects and items.
我想要一個這個。
I would like one of this.
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.
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