我能和布朗小姐说话吗?

May I talk to Ms. Brown?

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 old variant of
=3 surname He
=3
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=3
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=3 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=3 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=3 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=3 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=3 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
4 布朗 lǎng
  1. Brown (name)
  2. Gordon Brown (1951-), UK politician, prime minister 2007-2010
=5 小姐 xiǎojie
  1. young lady
  2. miss
  3. (slang) prostitute

classifiers: ,

=5 小姐 xiǎojiě
  1. (dated or Mainland China slang) prostitute
  2. Miss (a term of address for a young or unmarried woman)
  3. prostitute
  4. young lady
  5. young lady of gentry family
6 说话 shuōhuà
  1. to speak
  2. to say
  3. to talk
  4. to gossip
  5. to tell stories
  6. talk
  7. word
=7 (coll.) what?
=7 used in 吗啡 fēi
=7 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)