Chinese phrase
您大概什么时候能回复我？ nín dà gài shén me shí hòu néng huí fù wǒ
Meaning
About when can you get back to me?
When to use it
Asks roughly when someone can reply. It is a polite way to ask about the expected timing of a response, often in formal or respectful communication.
Example dialogue
教授，我上周发的推荐信材料想跟进一下，您大概什么时候能回复我？ jiào shòu wǒ shàng zhōu fā de tuī jiàn xìn cái liào xiǎng gēn jìn yí xià nín dà gài shén me shí hòu néng huí fù wǒ
Professor, I wanted to follow up on the recommendation letter materials I sent last week. When might you reply?
我这周五之前会完成并回复你。 wǒ zhè zhōu wǔ zhī qián huì wán chéng bìng huí fù nǐ
I will finish it and get back to you by this Friday.