How to Say ‘What are your demands?’ in Traditional Chinese
你要什麼條件？
nǐ yào shén me tiáo jiàn
[nǐ yao shénme tiáojiàn]
💬 Usage Tip: Question words like 什麼 sit right where the answer would go, so word order doesn't flip the way it does in English. 你要什麼條件？ can be answered 我要一杯珍奶 "I want a bubble tea".
Phrase Breakdown
你要
nǐ yào
you want
你 (nǐ) means 'you' and 要 (yào) means 'want'.
你要喝水嗎？
Do you want some water?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
要
yào
[yao]
want
Used to say what someone wants or would like.
你要大杯、中杯，還是小杯？
Do you want a large, medium, or small cup?
什麼條件？
shén me tiáo jiàn
what conditions?
什麼 (shénme) means 'what' and 條件 (tiáojiàn) means 'conditions / terms'. 什麼 is a question word, so no 嗎 is needed.
這份工作有什麼條件？
What are the requirements for this job?
Words in this phrase
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what; what kind of
Used to ask for information specifying something.
你想要吃什麼？
What do you want to eat?
條件
tiáo jiàn
[tiáojiàn]
conditions; terms
Requirements or demands that must be met in a deal.
我們談一下條件。
Let's discuss the terms.
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