Chinese phrase
我复述一下 wǒ fù shù yí xià
Meaning
Let me restate that
When to use it
This introduces a restatement of what someone has said. It often checks that the meaning was understood correctly and sounds polite and cooperative.
Example dialogue
我们的目标是在下周五前完成这份报告。 wǒ men de mù biāo shì zài xià zhōu wǔ qián wán chéng zhè fèn bào gào
Our goal is to complete this report by next Friday.
我复述一下，你的意思是下周五之前完成，对吗？ wǒ fù shù yí xià nǐ de yì si shì xià zhōu wǔ zhī qián wán chéng duì ma
Let me restate that: do you mean finishing by next Friday?