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How to Say ‘I'd like to ask about something’ in Traditional Chinese

我想詢問一下

wǒ xiǎng xún wèn yī xià

[wo shyang xúnwèn ee-shyah]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding 一下 (yí xià) after a verb softens it to 'just quickly', making a request sound lighter: 看一下 "take a quick look", 等一下 "wait a moment". Note 一 is read (yí) here because the next syllable has a falling tone.

Phrase Breakdown

我想

wǒ xiǎng

I would like to

想 before a verb means 'would like to'. Both words are third tone, so 我 is said in the second tone.

Example

我想喝水。

I'd like to drink water.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

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.

詢問一下

xún wèn yī xià

ask / inquire a bit

詢問 is a formal word for 'inquire'. 一下 makes the request softer.

Example

可以詢問一下嗎？

May I ask something?

Words in this phrase

詢問

xún wèn

[xúnwèn]

to inquire

A polite, formal verb meaning to ask about something.

Example

我想詢問營業時間。

I'd like to inquire about the opening hours.

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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