Chinese phrase
可以分开〜吗？ ké yǐ fēn kāi 〜 ma
Meaning
Can we pay ___ separately?
When to use it
This asks whether an action can be done separately. It is a polite way to ask about splitting a payment, task, or arrangement instead of handling it together.
Example dialogue
我们 可以分开 付账 吗？ wǒ men ké yǐ fēn kāi fù zhàng ma
Can we pay the bill separately?
可以，几个人分？ ké yǐ jǐ gè rén fēn
Sure. How many people are splitting the bill?