Chinese phrase
你看的是〜吗？ nǐ kàn de shì 〜 ma
Meaning
Are you looking at ___?
When to use it
Asks whether someone is looking at a particular thing. It is a neutral way to check which object is being viewed, often when identifying or confirming it.
Example dialogue
你看的是 那张照片 吗？ nǐ kàn de shì nà zhāng zhào piān ma
Are you looking at that photo?
是的，那是我小时候的照片。 shì de nà shì wǒ xiǎo shí hòu de zhào piān
Yes, that is a photo of me when I was a child.