Chinese phrase
我先〜一下 wǒ xiān 〜 yí xià
Meaning
I'll just ___ first
When to use it
The speaker does one thing first, usually briefly. It often gives others a gentle reason to go ahead without waiting.
Example dialogue
会议要开始了，我先查资料一下，你们先开始吧。 huì yì yào kāi shǐ le wǒ xiān chá zī liào yí xià nǐ men xiān kāi shǐ ba
The meeting is about to start, so I'll check the materials first. You all go ahead and get started.
好的，麻烦你了。 hǎo de má fán nǐ le
Okay, thanks for taking care of that.