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How to Say ‘Could you look at this chart for me?’ in Simplified Chinese

你帮我看看这张图，好吗？

nǐ bāng wǒ kàn kàn zhè zhāng tú hǎo ma

[nee bahng waw kahn-kahn juh jahng tu haow mah]

💬 Usage Tip: 帮我 + verb is the go-to way to ask someone to do something for you: 帮我拿一下 "hold this for me". In this sentence, 张 is the counting word for flat things like pictures, charts, tickets and tables.

Phrase Breakdown

你帮我看看

nǐ bāng wǒ kàn kàn

you help me take a look

This is a polite request. 帮我 means 'help me', and 看看 softens the verb to 'have a look'.

Example

你帮我看看手机。

Help me take a look at my phone.

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

A familiar singular pronoun meaning 'you.'

Example

你好，我是你的新同事。

Hello, I am your new coworker.

帮

bāng

[bahng]

to help

Used when offering assistance to someone.

Example

我帮您看一下。

I’ll check for you.

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun, used when saying your own availability or preference.

Example

我下午有时间。

I have time in the afternoon.

看看

kàn kàn

[kahn-kahn]

have a look; take a look

A soft, conversational way to say 'look' or 'check.'

Example

你先看看计价器。

First, take a look at the meter.

这张图，好吗？

zhè zhāng tú hǎo ma

this picture, okay?

这张图 means 'this picture'. Pause briefly at the comma, then add 好吗 (hǎo ma), a soft tag that means 'okay?' and makes the request polite.

Example

我们走吧，好吗？

Let's go, okay?

Words in this phrase

这

zhè

[juh]

this

A demonstrative meaning “this,” used to point to something near the speaker.

Example

这个活动来了很多公司代表。

Many company representatives came to this event.

张

zhāng

[jahng]

measure word for flat objects

Used to quantify flat objects such as tables or paper.

Example

我有一张桌子给这次晚餐。

I have a table for this dinner.

图

tú

[tu]

picture

A representation of something in the form of a drawing or illustration.

Example

这幅图画得很逼真。

This picture is painted very realistically.

好

hǎo

[haow]

good; okay

A common adjective meaning 'good' or 'fine.' In scheduling, it can show approval of a time.

Example

四点很好。

Four o’clock is good.

吗

[mah]

question particle (yes/no)

Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes/no question.

Example

新年你回家了吗？

Did you go home for the New Year?

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