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How to Say ‘Is eight OK?’ in Simplified Chinese

八点可以吗？

bā diǎn kě yǐ ma

[bā dyen kuh-ee ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 可以吗？ (kěyǐ ma) "is that OK?" can go after any suggestion to check if it works. For example, 明天可以吗？ means "Is tomorrow OK?".

Phrase Breakdown

八

bā

[bā]

eight

The number eight.

Example

教室里有八个学生。

There are eight students in the classroom.

点

diǎn

[dyen]

o'clock; point

Used after a number to tell clock time, like six o'clock or seven o'clock.

Example

我们订在七点，可以吗？

We booked it for seven o'clock, is that okay?

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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