How to Say ‘To take away one chair’ in Traditional Chinese
撤掉一張椅子
chè diào yī zhāng yǐ zi
[chèdiào ee zhāng yǐzi]
💬 Usage Tip: Chairs are counted with 張, the counting word for flat or surface things like tables, chairs, and paper. 掉 after a verb means "away/off": 撤掉 means "remove", and 丟掉 means "throw away".
Phrase Breakdown
撤掉
chè diào
[chèdiào]
to remove
To take something away.
請把這個撤掉。
Please remove this.
一張椅子
yī zhāng yǐ zi
one chair
張 (zhāng) is the measure word for flat things such as chairs and tables. 椅子 (yǐzi) means 'chair'. 一 becomes yì before the first-tone 張.
可以多給我一張椅子嗎？
Could you give me one more chair?
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.
張
zhāng
[zhāng]
classifier for chairs, tables
Measure word for furniture with flat surfaces.
一張桌子
one table
椅子
yǐ zi
[yǐzi]
chair
A seat for one person.
這把椅子很舒服。
This chair is comfortable.
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