Chinese phrase
能不能总结一下〜？ néng bù néng zǒng jié yí xià 〜
Meaning
Could you briefly summarize ___?
When to use it
A polite way to ask if someone can give a brief summary. It suits requests about a report, idea, or other topic and sounds less direct than a command.
Example dialogue
请问你 能不能总结一下 这个报告的结论？ qǐng wèn nǐ néng bù néng zǒng jié yí xià zhè ge bào gào de jié lùn
Could you briefly summarize the conclusion of this report?
可以，我把结论整理成几句话发给你。 ké yǐ wǒ bǎ jié lùn zhéng lǐ chéng jǐ jù huà fā géi nǐ
Sure, I'll organize the conclusion into a few sentences and send it to you.