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可以借一下吗？
？ Can I borrow it for a moment?Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next可以借一下吗？ 02 What does 可以借一下吗？ mean?借 means borrow or lend depending on direction; 一下 softens it.
PracticeCan I borrow it for a moment? 03 Fill the pinyin for 借一下。借 is fourth tone; 一 changes to yí before 下.
Practicejiè yí xià 04 Which line is polite for a small borrowed item?可以 and 一下 make the request less abrupt.
Practice可以借一下吗？Scene
When to use it
Asking to borrow a pen, charger, umbrella, seat, or small item briefly.
Risk
safe
For valuable or personal items, be more specific and explain why.
Literal
Can borrow a little?
借一下 is softer than just 借. It is practical and polite for small temporary borrowing.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 可以借一下吗？ mean?
Answer: Can I borrow it for a moment?
借 means borrow or lend depending on direction; 一下 softens it.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 借一下。
Answer: jiè yí xià
借 is fourth tone; 一 changes to yí before 下.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line is polite for a small borrowed item?
Answer: 可以借一下吗？
可以 and 一下 make the request less abrupt.
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