How to say “How much is it altogether?” in Chinese
“How much is it altogether?” in Chinese is 一共多少钱？, written in pinyin as Yígòng duōshao qián?.
一共多少钱？
Yígòng duōshao qián?
How much is it altogether?
Word by word
What each part of 一共多少钱？ actually means.
- 一共yígòngaltogether
- 多少duōshaohow much
- 钱qiánmoney
When you use it
- Ask it at the till with a basket of things, or at the end of a meal when nobody has added anything up yet — 一共 is what turns a price question into a total question.
- It comes just before payment, where 分开付 or 一起付 decides whether that total becomes several bills, so saying 一共 first is what makes the answer arrive as one number.
Use 一共多少钱？ in money situations. Pay like a local: QR codes, Alipay, WeChat Pay, cash and cards.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
总共多少钱？
Zǒnggòng duōshao qián?
What's the total?
加起来多少钱？
Jiā qǐlái duōshao qián?
What does it all come to?
Literally "added up" — handy when the items are spread out on the counter.
帮我算一下。
Bāng wǒ suàn yíxià
Please add it up for me.
What usually trips people up
- 多少钱 asks what one thing costs; 一共多少钱 is the sentence for a pile of things or a shared meal, and the two are not interchangeable at a till.
- 总共 and 一共 both mean "in total" and swap freely in speech, while 合计 is the word printed on receipts — which is why you read it more often than you hear it.
- Some restaurants add a per-person 茶位费 or 餐位费 on top of what you ordered, so 还有别的费用吗 is the sentence that finds the gap between the menu prices and the number on the bill.
What you might hear back
- 一共一百二十块。Yígòng yì bǎi èrshí kuàiThat's 120 yuan altogether.
- 我算一下。Wǒ suàn yíxiàLet me work it out.
- 请到收银台。Qǐng dào shōuyíntáiPlease pay at the cashier.
Common questions
- How do you say "How much is it altogether?" in Chinese?
- "How much is it altogether?" in Chinese is 一共多少钱？ — written in pinyin as Yígòng duōshao qián?. It is a money phrase you would use in China.
- What does 一共多少钱？ mean in Chinese?
- 一共多少钱？ (Yígòng duōshao qián?) means "How much is it altogether?". Broken down word by word: 一共 (yígòng) means "altogether"; 多少 (duōshao) means "how much"; 钱 (qián) means "money".
- When would you use "How much is it altogether?" in Chinese?
- Ask it at the till with a basket of things, or at the end of a meal when nobody has added anything up yet — 一共 is what turns a price question into a total question. It comes just before payment, where 分开付 or 一起付 decides whether that total becomes several bills, so saying 一共 first is what makes the answer arrive as one number.
Where you'll use it
一共多少钱？ comes up in these situations, in this order.
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