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How to Say ‘Would that work for you?’ in Simplified Chinese

您看可以吗？

nín kàn kě yǐ ma

[neen kàn kuh-ee ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 您看 literally means "you look." Here it means "what do you think" and softens a suggestion. Add it to the front of a proposal to make it polite: 您看明天可以吗？ "would tomorrow work?"

Phrase Breakdown

您看

nín kàn

what do you think

A polite way to ask someone's opinion. 您 (you, polite) + 看 (see/think).

Example

您看怎么样？

What do you think?

Words in this phrase

您

nín

[neen]

you (polite)

A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.

Example

很高兴认识您，希望向您多学习。

It’s a pleasure to meet you; I hope to learn more from you.

看

kàn

[kàn]

to think; to consider

您看 asks for someone's opinion.

Example

你看这样行吗？

Do you think this works?

可以吗？

kě yǐ ma

is that OK?

可以 (OK/can) + 吗 (question). Say 'ké yǐ ma' with a light 'ma'.

Example

我坐这儿可以吗？

Is it OK if I sit here?

Words in this phrase

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-ee]

can; may; okay

Used to express ability, permission, or that something is acceptable.

Example

你可以进去。

You may go in.

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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