Chinese phrase
能查一下〜吗？ néng chá yí xià 〜 ma
Meaning
Could you take a quick look at ___?
When to use it
A polite way to ask someone to check or look up something. It is common in work and daily conversation and sounds considerate rather than demanding.
Example dialogue
王经理，您能查一下客户上周的订单记录吗？ wáng jīng lǐ nín néng chá yí xià kè hù shàng zhōu de dìng dān jì lù ma
Manager Wang, could you take a quick look at the customer's order records from last week?
好的，我下午确认一下后告诉您。 hǎo de wǒ xià wǔ què rèn yí xià hòu gào sù nín
Of course, I'll check them this afternoon and let you know.