How to Say ‘Would you like to consider it?’ in Simplified Chinese
您要不要考虑一下？
nín yào bù yào kǎo lǜ yī xià
[neen yao-bu-yao kǎo lǜ ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: 要不要 is a yes-or-no question made by saying the verb, then 不, then the verb again, so no 吗 is needed. You can do the same with 去不去 "going or not?"
Phrase Breakdown
您要不要
nín yào bù yào
would you like to
要不要 (yào bu yào) is a 'yes or no' question pattern. 不 is said lightly in the middle.
您要不要喝茶？
Would you like some tea?
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.
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.
要不要
yào bù yào
[yao-bu-yao]
whether or not need to; should or shouldn't
A common question pattern used to ask if something is necessary.
你要不要先休息一下？
Do you want or need to rest first?
考虑一下？
kǎo lǜ yī xià
consider it?
考虑 (kǎolǜ) means 'consider'. 一下 (yíxià) softens it to mean 'a bit'. 一 becomes second tone before the fourth-tone 下.
我再考虑一下。
Let me think about it a bit more.
Words in this phrase
考虑
kǎo lǜ
[kǎo lǜ]
to consider
To think carefully about something.
我再考虑一下。
Let me think about it again.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a little; briefly
Softens the tone, making a request sound lighter and more polite.
方便让我了解一下贵公司的文化吗？
Would it be convenient to let me learn a little about your company culture?
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