Chinese phrase
我能做什么？ wǒ néng zuò shén me
Meaning
What can I do?
When to use it
Asks what the speaker can do to help. It often offers help in a polite, practical way when someone has work to do.
Example dialogue
您看起来很忙，我能做什么？ nín kàn qǐ lái hěn máng wǒ néng zuò shén me
You look busy. What can I do?
那太好了，麻烦你把这些文件复印一份并交给李经理。 nà tài hǎo le má fán nǐ bǎ zhè xiē wén jiàn fù yìn yí fèn bìng jiāo gěi lǐ jīng lǐ
That's great. Please make a copy of these documents and give it to Manager Li.