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How do you say "can you recommend a restaurant" in Chinese?

你能推荐一家餐厅吗

nǐ néng tuī jiàn yī jiā cān tīng ma

Phrase Hanzi

In Chinese, "can you recommend a restaurant" is 你能推荐一家餐厅吗 (nǐ néng tuī jiàn yī jiā cān tīng ma).

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Pronunciation

nǐ néng tuī jiàn yī jiā cān tīng ma is voiced with "nǐ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "néng" pushed upward like a question (second tone), then "tuī" held flat and high (first tone), then "jiàn" snapped down sharply (fourth tone), then "yī" held flat and high (first tone), then "jiā" held flat and high (first tone), then "cān" held flat and high (first tone), then "tīng" held flat and high (first tone), then "ma" kept light and neutral.

Writing and usage

你能推荐一家餐厅吗 is written using hanzi. It's a phrase, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

can you recommend a restaurant

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How to remember 你能推荐一家餐厅吗

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How do you pronounce 你能推荐一家餐厅吗?

nǐ néng tuī jiàn yī jiā cān tīng ma is voiced with "nǐ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "néng" pushed upward like a question (second tone), then "tuī" held flat and high (first tone), then "jiàn" snapped down sharply (fourth tone), then "yī" held flat and high (first tone), then "jiā" held flat and high (first tone), then "cān" held flat and high (first tone), then "tīng" held flat and high (first tone), then "ma" kept light and neutral.

Is 你能推荐一家餐厅吗 formal or casual?

你能推荐一家餐厅吗 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 你能推荐一家餐厅吗 used in Chinese?

你能推荐一家餐厅吗 is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (can you recommend a restaurant).

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