English Sentence:

Can I ask you something?

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我可以問你一件事嗎?

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我可以问你一件事吗?

Pinyin:

wo3 ke3 yi3 wen4 ni3 yi2 jian4 shi4 ma5?

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1. I 2. me 3. my 4. our

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可以   可以

kě yǐ

1. can, may, could, to be able to 2. all right, OK, will do

Here: can

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wèn

1. to ask 2. to hold responsible 3. to send one's regards, to greet, to show concern to someone

Here: to ask

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1. you (male) 2. your (male)

Here: you (male)

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1. one, 1 (2nd tone, used in Taiwan) 2. as soon as 3. single 4. whole, entire, all, throughout 5. (indicating that the action has occurred only once or the intention to try) 6. for the first time, at the beginning

Here: one, 1 (2nd tone, used in Taiwan)

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jiàn

1. document 2. item, component 3. (a measure word for clothes, luggage, events)

Here: (a measure word for events)

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shì

1. thing, matter, affair 2. job, work

Here: thing, matter, affair

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ma

(particle indicating a question)

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