How to Say ‘What kind of requirements are they?’ in Traditional Chinese
請問是什麼樣的需求呢？
qǐng wèn shì shén me yàng de xū qiú ne
[chihng-wuhn shì shénme yàng de xū qiú nuh]
💬 Usage Tip: 請問 "may I ask" plus 呢 at the end softens a question so it sounds gentle rather than blunt. 什麼樣的 means "what kind of", and you can put any noun after it: 什麼樣的房間 "what kind of room".
Phrase Breakdown
請問
qǐng wèn
[chihng-wuhn]
May I ask
A polite way to start a question.
請問您可以換其他時間嗎？
May I ask if you can change to another time?
是什麼樣的需求呢？
shì shén me yàng de xū qiú ne
what kind of need is it?
什麼樣的 means 'what kind of' and 需求 (xūqiú) means 'need' or 'request'. The final 呢 softens the question.
您有什麼樣的需求呢？
What kind of needs do you have?
Words in this phrase
是
shì
[shì]
to be
Used to describe the identity or attributes of something or someone.
預訂的名字是張先生。
The reservation is under Mr. Zhang's name.
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what
A question word used to ask about the identity of something.
你在找什麼？
What are you looking for?
樣
yàng
[yàng]
kind; type
Combined with 什麼 to mean 'what kind of'.
你喜歡什麼樣的菜？
What kind of food do you like?
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
需求
xū qiú
[xū qiú]
need/requirement
Refers to something that is needed or desired.
我們尊重顧客的需求。
We respect the customers' needs.
呢
ne
[nuh]
sentence particle for softening a question or tone
Often placed at the end of a question to sound more natural and conversational.
你們平常怎麼合作呢？我想多了解一下。
How do you usually work together? I’d like to understand more.
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