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How to Say ‘I'd like one’ in Traditional Chinese

要一張

yào yī zhāng

[yao ee zhāng]

💬 Usage Tip: 張 (zhāng) is the counting word for flat things or things with a flat surface, like chairs, tables, tickets and paper. Compare 一張桌子 "one table".

Phrase Breakdown

要

yào

[yao]

want

Used to express preference; with 不 it becomes do not want.

Example

我不要香菜。

I don't want cilantro.

一

yī

[ee]

one; a/an

The number one; before a classifier or noun, it can mean one single item.

Example

一球就讓全場安靜了。

That one goal made the whole stadium go quiet.

張

zhāng

[zhāng]

classifier for chairs, tables

Measure word for furniture with flat surfaces.

Example

一張桌子

one table

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