How to Say ‘Are you available’ in Traditional Chinese
你方便
nǐ fāng biàn
[nee fahng-byen]
💬 Usage Tip: [你方便...] is a very common polite way to ask if someone is available or willing at the moment: [你方便講電話嗎？] It's less pushy than a direct request.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
Second-person pronoun used to address one person.
你今天想先逛哪一區？
Which area do you want to look around first today?
方便
fāng biàn
[fahng-byen]
convenient; available; suitable
Often used politely to ask whether someone is free or comfortable doing something.
你方便的話，我們可以聊一下。
If it’s convenient for you, we can chat for a moment.
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