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How to Say ‘I'd like you to take a look.’ in Traditional Chinese

想請您看一下。

xiǎng qǐng nín kàn yī xià

[shyang qǐng nín kàn ee-shyah]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Using 您, the respectful "you", together with 請 is the right tone for asking a superior to review your work.

Phrase Breakdown

想請您

xiǎng qǐng nín

I'd like to ask you (polite)

想 means 'would like,' 請 means 'to ask / invite,' and 您 is the polite 'you.' 想 changes to a rising tone before 請.

Example

想請您幫個忙。

I'd like to ask you for a favor.

Words in this phrase

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to

Used to express desire or intention to do something.

Example

我想多認識一些產業的人。

I want to get to know more people in the industry.

請

qǐng

[qǐng]

to ask (someone to do)

To request someone to do something.

Example

我請他幫忙。

I asked him to help.

您

nín

[nín]

you (polite)

Respectful form of 'you', used with customers or elders.

Example

您要幾點來？

What time will you come?

看一下。

kàn yī xià

to take a look

看 means 'look' and 一下 makes it 'briefly.' 一 rises before the falling tone of 下.

Example

你可以看一下這個嗎？

Can you take a look at this?

Words in this phrase

看

kàn

[kàn]

look

To look; used to draw attention.

Example

你看，下雨了。

Look, it's raining.

一下

yī xià

[ee-shyah]

a bit; briefly

一下 softens an action and often means 'for a moment' or 'a little bit.'

Example

我想跟你確認一下時間。

I want to confirm the time with you briefly.

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