How to say “What's the Wi-Fi password?” in Chinese
“What's the Wi-Fi password?” in Chinese is Wi-Fi 密码是多少?, written in pinyin as Wi-Fi mìmǎ shì duōshǎo?.
Wi-Fi 密码是多少?
Wi-Fi mìmǎ shì duōshǎo?
What's the Wi-Fi password?
Word by word
What each part of Wi-Fi 密码是多少? actually means.
- Wi-FiWi-FiWi-Fi
- 密码mìmǎpassword
- 是shìto be
- 多少duōshǎohow much / what
When you use it
- You have just checked in and the network card in the room is missing — the front desk keeps the password behind the counter and will read it out.
- If the code is a long string of capitals and digits, follow up with 请写下来 and they will scribble it on the room card sleeve for you.
Use Wi-Fi 密码是多少? in hotel situations. Check in, check out and fix things in your room.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
Wi-Fi 密码多少?
Wi-Fi mìmǎ duōshao?
What's the Wi-Fi password?
房间里有网络吗?
Fángjiān lǐ yǒu wǎngluò ma?
Is there internet in the room?
连不上 Wi-Fi。
Lián bu shàng Wi-Fi
I can't connect to the Wi-Fi.
What usually trips people up
- Pointing at your phone and smiling — staff will start a long explanation in Chinese when one set sentence gets you the code in five seconds.
- Typing the password by ear: most hotel codes are case-sensitive, so ask the staff to type it into your phone directly instead of reading it out.
- Trusting your memory for a 24-character code: even the staff retype it, so keep the card sleeve and take a photo of it as a backup.
What you might hear back
- 密码是大写 A 开头。Mìmǎ shì dàxiě A kāitóuThe password starts with a capital A.
- 在房卡套上。Zài fángkǎ tào shàngIt's on the key-card sleeve.
- 我帮你连。Wǒ bāng nǐ liánI'll connect it for you.
Common questions
- How do you say "What's the Wi-Fi password?" in Chinese?
- "What's the Wi-Fi password?" in Chinese is Wi-Fi 密码是多少? — written in pinyin as Wi-Fi mìmǎ shì duōshǎo?. It is a hotel phrase you would use in China.
- What does Wi-Fi 密码是多少? mean in Chinese?
- Wi-Fi 密码是多少? (Wi-Fi mìmǎ shì duōshǎo?) means "What's the Wi-Fi password?". Broken down word by word: Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi) means "Wi-Fi"; 密码 (mìmǎ) means "password"; 是 (shì) means "to be"; 多少 (duōshǎo) means "how much / what".
- When would you use "What's the Wi-Fi password?" in Chinese?
- You have just checked in and the network card in the room is missing — the front desk keeps the password behind the counter and will read it out. If the code is a long string of capitals and digits, follow up with 请写下来 and they will scribble it on the room card sleeve for you.
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