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How to Say ‘Could you let him go?’ in Simplified Chinese

你让他走，可以吗？

nǐ ràng tā zǒu kě yǐ ma

[nee rang tā zǒu kuh-ee ma]

🇨🇳 In China: Phrasing a demand as a request ending in 可以吗？ gives the other person a sense of choice. That softer approach suits a tense negotiation better than a flat order.

Phrase Breakdown

你让他走，

nǐ ràng tā zǒu

you let him go,

让 + person + verb means "let someone do something." Here it means "let him leave."

Example

你让他走吧。

Just let him go.

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.

Example

如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。

If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.

让

ràng

[rang]

let; allow

Used to ask permission or suggest allowing someone to do something.

Example

让我先把礼物放下。

Let me put the gifts down first.

他

tā

[tā]

him

Third-person pronoun for a male, here as object.

Example

我认识他。

I know him.

走

zǒu

[zǒu]

to leave; to go away

To depart from a place.

Example

我们该走了。

We should leave now.

可以吗？

kě yǐ ma

okay? / is that alright?

可以 (kěyǐ, can/okay) + 吗 (question particle). It is a polite request tag. Both syllables are third tone, so 可 rises: kéyǐ.

Example

我坐这儿，可以吗？

Can I sit here?

Words in this phrase

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-ee]

can; may; okay

Used to ask or say whether something is acceptable or possible.

Example

坐在外面可以吗？

Is it okay to sit outside?

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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