How to Say ‘Saturday at 7 pm, four people.’ in Traditional Chinese
星期六晚上七點，四個人。
xīng qī liù wǎn shàng qī diǎn sì gè rén
[xīngqíliù wahn shahng qī diǎn sì guh ren]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese puts time from biggest to smallest: day, then part of day, then hour. 四個人 uses 個, the everyday counting word that's needed between a number and a noun.
Phrase Breakdown
星期六
xīng qī liù
[xīngqíliù]
Saturday
The sixth day of the week.
星期六我休息。
I'm off on Saturday.
晚上七點，
wǎn shàng qī diǎn
at 7 p.m.
晚上 (wǎnshàng) means 'evening' and 七點 (qī diǎn) means 'seven o'clock'. In Chinese, the time of day comes before the hour.
晚上七點見。
See you at 7 p.m.
Words in this phrase
晚上
wǎn shàng
[wahn shahng]
evening; night
The time after late afternoon and before bedtime.
週三晚上見面比較方便。
Meeting on Wednesday evening is more convenient.
七點
qī diǎn
[qī diǎn]
seven o'clock
Clock time: seven.
我們七點見。
See you at seven.
四個人。
sì gè rén
four people
四 (sì) means 'four' and 個 (ge) is the measure word for people. 人 (rén) means 'person'.
我們四個人。
There are four of us.
Words in this phrase
四
sì
[sì]
four
The number 4. It is often used with a measure word, such as 個, to count people or things.
我們有四個人要訂位。
We have four people for the reservation.
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
[ren]
person; people
A human being or individual.
這裡的人都很樂於合作。
The people here are all happy to cooperate.
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