How to Say ‘It's two hundred dollars per person’ in Traditional Chinese
一個人收兩百元
yī gè rén shōu liǎng bǎi yuán
[ee guh rén shōu liǎngbǎi yuán]
💬 Usage Tip: 一個 is read (yí ge), not (yī ge), because 一 changes to a rising tone before a falling-tone word. 兩 (liǎng) is the form of "two" you use before amounts and counted things.
Phrase Breakdown
一個人
yī gè rén
per person
一 becomes 2nd tone (yí) before 個, which is 4th tone.
一個人一張票。
One ticket per person.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[ee]
one; a/an
The number one; before a classifier or noun, it can mean one single item.
一球就讓全場安靜了。
That one goal made the whole stadium go quiet.
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
[rén]
person
Refers to an individual human being.
人是社會的一部分。
A person is part of society.
收兩百元
shōu liǎng bǎi yuán
charge 200 dollars
收 means 'charge' or 'collect'. Use 兩 (liǎng), not 二, before 百.
我們收兩百元。
We charge 200 dollars.
Words in this phrase
收
shōu
[shōu]
to charge (a fee)
To collect money from someone as a fee.
這裡收服務費。
They charge a service fee here.
兩百
liǎng bǎi
[liǎngbǎi]
two hundred
The number 200; 兩 is used instead of 二 before 百.
我給你兩百元。
I'll give you 200 dollars.
元
yuán
[yuán]
dollar (NT$)
Formal unit of currency, used for New Taiwan dollars.
一共五百元。
Five hundred dollars in total.
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