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How to Say ‘Four people’ in Traditional Chinese

四位

sì wèi

[suh way]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In restaurants, [四位] by itself is a normal complete answer when staff ask party size. You don't need a full sentence.

Phrase Breakdown

[suh]

four

The number four, used as part of a guest count expression.

Example

訂位是四位,晚上七點。

The reservation is for four people, at 7 p.m.

wèi

[way]

person (polite counter)

A respectful counter used after numbers when counting guests.

Example

訂位是四位,晚上七點。

The reservation is for four people, at 7 p.m.

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