How to Say ‘One person’ in Traditional Chinese
一位
yī wèi
[ee way]
💬 Usage Tip: [一位] uses the polite people counter [位], common in restaurants and reservations. [一] changes tone before [位], so it's said (yí wèi).
Phrase Breakdown
一
yī
[ee]
one
一 means one. In reservations, it is used to count the number of guests.
今天有一位需要兒童座椅。
Today, one person needs a child seat.
位
wèi
[way]
measure word for people
位 is the polite classifier for people, especially in formal or customer-facing situations.
我們其中一位對花生過敏。
One of us is allergic to peanuts.
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