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How to Say ‘Can you point to it for me?’ in Traditional Chinese

可以指給我看嗎？

kě yǐ zhǐ gěi wǒ kàn ma

[kuh-yee zhǐ gěi wo kàn ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 指給我看 is literally "point to give me a look". Adding 給我看 after an action means "show me by doing it": 寫給我看 "write it out for me".

Phrase Breakdown

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express ability, permission, or that something is possible.

Example

你如果想加這位主管的聯絡方式，現在可以先自我介紹。

If you want to add this manager's contact information, you can introduce yourself first now.

指給我看嗎？

zhǐ gěi wǒ kàn ma

point it out to me?

指 (zhǐ) means 'point'. 給我看 (gěi wǒ kàn) means 'show me'. 嗎 (ma) turns the sentence into a question.

Example

拿給我看嗎？

Could you show it to me?

Words in this phrase

指給

zhǐ gěi

[zhǐ gěi]

to point out to

指 (point) plus 給 (to someone); to point something out for a person.

Example

請指給他看路。

Please point out the way to him.

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.

看

kàn

[kàn]

look

To look; used to draw attention.

Example

你看，下雨了。

Look, it's raining.

嗎

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你喜歡這個活動嗎？

Do you like this event?

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