我能借一下你的刀吗?

May I borrow your knife?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 Néng surname Neng
=2 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=2 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
=2 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=2 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=2 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=2 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=2 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
=3 jiè
  1. to borrow
  2. (used in combination with gěi or chū etc) to lend
  3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
  4. (sometimes followed by zhe) by; with
=3 jiè variant of jiè
4 一下 xià
  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 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=5 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=6 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=6 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=6 really and truly
=6 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=7 Dāo surname Dao
=7 dāo
  1. (slang) (loanword) dollar
  2. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  3. classifier for knife cuts or stabs
  4. (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)

classifier:

=8 (coll.) what?
=8 used in 嗎啡 fēi
=8 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)