能不能这样〜 – “Could you do ___ like this?” in Chinese | MotiTan Dictionary

Meaning

Could you do ___ like this?

When to use it

This phrase politely asks if something can be done this way. It often introduces a proposed change and sounds gentle in conversation.

Example dialogue

我们要把这份报告发给总部，格式需要统一。 wǒ men yào bǎ zhè fèn bào gào fā gěi zǒng bù gé shì xū yào tǒng yī

We need to send this report to headquarters, so the format needs to be consistent.

能不能这样把字体改成宋体，把行距调宽一些？ néng bù néng zhè yàng bǎ zì tǐ gǎi chéng sòng tǐ bǎ háng jù tiáo kuān yì xiē

Could you change the font to SimSun and widen the line spacing like this?