Chinese phrase
抱歉，能再说一遍吗？ bào qiàn néng zài shuō yí biàn ma
Meaning
Sorry. Could you say that again?
When to use it
A polite request for someone to repeat what was said. It is used when speech is too quiet, unclear, or missed.
Example dialogue
刚才电话里声音太小，抱歉，能再说一遍吗？ gāng cái diàn huà lǐ shēng yīn tài xiǎo bào qiàn néng zài shuō yí biàn ma
The sound was too low on the phone just now. Sorry, could you say that again?
没问题，我刚才说的是下午3点开会。 méi wèn tí wǒ gāng cái shuō de shì xià wǔ 3 diǎn kāi huì
No problem. What I said just now was that we will have a meeting at 3 p.m.