How to Say ‘Four adults and one child’ in Traditional Chinese
四大一小
sì dà yī xiǎo
[suh dah ee shyao]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [四大一小] is very natural shorthand in Taiwan for party size when adults and children are counted separately. You'll hear it with restaurants, clinics, and travel bookings.
Phrase Breakdown
四大
sì dà
four adults
A counting expression meaning four grown-ups.
我們是四大一小。
We are four adults and one child.
Words in this phrase
四
sì
[suh]
four
The number four in a guest count.
我們是四大一小。
We are four adults and one child.
大
dà
[dah]
adult
Refers to an adult in a headcount.
這桌四大一小已經到了。
This group of four adults and one child has already arrived.
一小
yī xiǎo
one child
A shorthand way to say one child is included.
四大一小可以嗎？
Is four adults and one child okay?
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one in the phrase counting a child.
訂位是四大一小。
The reservation is for four adults and one child.
小
xiǎo
[shyao]
child
Refers to one child in the group count.
我們家是四大一小一起來。
Our family is four adults and one child coming together.
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