How to Say ‘I'd like to, but I often work late and mostly eat takeout. Is there a way around that?’ in Simplified Chinese
我也想控制，可是经常加班，基本都吃外卖，这样有办法吗？
wǒ yě xiǎng kòng zhì kě shì jīng cháng jiā bān jī běn dōu chī wài mài zhè yàng yǒu bàn fǎ ma
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
也
yě
想
xiǎng
控制
kòng zhì
可是
kě shì
经常
jīng cháng
加班
jiā bān
基本
jī běn
都
dōu
吃
chī
外卖
wài mài
这样
zhè yàng
有
yǒu
办法
bàn fǎ
吗
ma
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