你可以照顧一下孩子們嗎?

Would you please look after the children?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
2 可以 kěyǐ
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good
=3 照顧 zhàogu
  1. to take care of
  2. to show consideration
  3. to attend to
  4. to look after
=3 照顧 zhàogù
  1. to frequent as a customer; to patronise
  2. to give special or preferential treatment
  3. to look after; to take care of; to care for; to attend to
  4. to take into consideration; to consider
4 一下 yīxià
  1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
  2. all at once; suddenly
5 孩子們 háizimen children
=6 嗎 má (coll.) what?
=6 嗎 mǎ used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi
=6 嗎 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)