Chinese phrase
可以把〜调低吗？ ké yǐ bǎ 〜 tiáo dī ma
Meaning
Could you turn ___ down a little?
When to use it
A polite request to lower something slightly. It often refers to temperature, sound, or another adjustable setting and sounds gentle rather than forceful.
Example dialogue
请问，可以把 空调温度 调低吗？ qǐng wèn ké yǐ bǎ kōng tiáo wēn dù tiáo dī ma
Excuse me, could you turn the air conditioning down a little?
好的，我现在把温度调低一些。 hǎo de wǒ xiàn zài bǎ wēn dù tiáo dī yì xiē
Okay, I will lower the temperature a little now.