How to Say ‘Would that work for you?’ in Simplified Chinese
您看行吗？
nín kàn xíng ma
[neen kàn xíng ma]
🇨🇳 In China: Staff use this when offering an alternative, inviting you to judge it. The respectful 您 keeps it polite rather than pushy.
Phrase Breakdown
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.
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.
你看这样行吗？
Do you think this works?
行
xíng
[xíng]
okay; all right
Indicates something is acceptable.
明天见，行吗？
See you tomorrow, okay?
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
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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