What's your license plate number? (你的车牌号是多少?)

你的车牌号是多少？

nǐ de chēpáihào shì duōshao?

What is your license plate number?

Character breakdown

你

you

nǐ

的

possessive particle

车

vehicle

chē

牌

plate

pái

号

number

hào

是

to be

shì

多

how many

duō

少

few

shǎo

Grammar and structure

The sentence is: 你的 (nǐ de) "your" + 车牌号 (chēpáihào) "license plate number" + 是 (shì) "is" + 多少 (duōshao) "how much/what number." It's a standard way to ask for a number.

Variations and politeness

请问你的车牌号是什么？

qǐngwèn nǐ de chēpáihào shì shénme?

Excuse me, what is your license plate number? — More polite due to the addition of "请问" (qǐngwèn).

你的车牌是多少？

nǐ de chēpái shì duōshao?

What's your license plate? — More casual and shorter, omitting "号" (hào).

Mini dialogue

你好，请问你的车牌号是多少？

nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn nǐ de chēpáihào shì duōshao?

Hello, may I ask what your license plate number is?

我的车牌号是ABC123。

wǒ de chēpáihào shì ABC123.

My license plate number is ABC123.

When to use it

Appropriate

When you need to identify a specific car, such as when meeting a taxi or ride-hailing driver.
When you are looking for a parked vehicle and need to confirm the plate number.
When you are in a situation where knowing the license plate number is necessary for safety or logistics.

Avoid when

When asking for other numbers, like a phone number; use "你的电话号码是多少？" (nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshao?) instead.
When the context is not about vehicles; the phrase is specific to license plates and would sound odd elsewhere.

Frequently asked questions

How do you say "What is your license plate number?" in Chinese?

You say "你的车牌号是多少？" (nǐ de chēpáihào shì duōshao?).

How do you pronounce "你的车牌号是多少？"?

It's pronounced "nǐ de chēpáihào shì duōshao?" with the tones: nǐ (3rd tone), de (neutral), chē (1st tone), pái (2nd tone), hào (4th tone), shì (4th tone), duō (1st tone), shao (neutral).