Chinese phrase
抱歉，您能再说一遍吗？ bào qiàn nín néng zài shuō yí biàn ma
Meaning
Sorry. Could you say that again?
When to use it
A polite request for someone to repeat what they said. It is common when speech is unclear or missed, and sounds respectful in both work and everyday settings.
Example dialogue
电话那头有点断断续续，抱歉，您能再说一遍吗？ diàn huà nà tóu yóu diǎn duàn duàn xù xù bào qiàn nín néng zài shuō yí biàn ma
The line is breaking up a little. Sorry, could you say that again?
好的，我刚才说的是预算需要增加五个百分点。 hǎo de wǒ gāng cái shuō de shì yù suàn xū yào zēng jiā wǔ gè bǎi fēn diǎn
Okay, what I said was that the budget needs to increase by five percentage points.