How to Say ‘Eight people in total’ in Traditional Chinese
總共八位
zǒng gòng bā wèi
[zǒnggòng bā way]
Phrase Breakdown
總共
zǒng gòng
[zǒnggòng]
in total; altogether
Used to give a sum or total amount.
總共多少錢？
How much is it altogether?
八
bā
[bā]
eight
The number 8, used with measure words to count guests; considered a lucky number in Taiwan.
今天晚上八位，可以嗎？
Eight people tonight, is that okay?
位
wèi
[way]
classifier for people (polite)
A respectful measure word used when counting people.
我想認識幾位業界前輩，學習他們的經驗。
I want to meet a few seniors in the industry and learn from their experience.
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