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How to Say ‘Have you tried restarting the water heater?’ in Traditional Chinese

你有試過重開熱水器嗎？

nǐ yǒu shì guò zhòng kāi rè shuǐ qì ma

[nǐ yǒu shì guo chóngkāi rèshuǐqì ma]

Phrase Breakdown

你有試過

nǐ yǒu shì guò

have you tried

有 + verb + 過 asks about experience. Say nǐ yǒu shì guò.

Example

你有試過臭豆腐嗎？

Have you tried stinky tofu?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nǐ]

you

Refers to the person being spoken to.

Example

你今天看起來很高興。

You look happy today.

有

yǒu

[yǒu]

did (past/experience emphasis)

Used before a verb in Taiwanese Mandarin to ask or state whether something was done.

Example

你有吃早餐嗎？

Did you eat breakfast?

試

shì

[shì]

to try

To attempt doing something.

Example

你試試看這個方法。

Try this method.

過

guò

[guo]

experienced aspect marker

Placed after a verb to show something has happened before.

Example

我去過台南。

I have been to Tainan.

重開熱水器嗎？

zhòng kāi rè shuǐ qì ma

restarting the water heater?

重開 means 'restart', with 重 read chóng here. 熱水器 means 'water heater'. Say chóng kāi rèshuǐqì ma.

Example

電腦要重開嗎？

Does the computer need restarting?

Words in this phrase

重開

zhòng kāi

[chóngkāi]

to restart; to turn back on

To switch something off and on again.

Example

電腦重開以後就好了。

The computer was fine after restarting.

熱水器

rè shuǐ qì

[rèshuǐqì]

water heater

A device that heats water for a home.

Example

熱水器在陽台上。

The water heater is on the balcony.

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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