我能看看电话簿吗？

May I see the telephone directory?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 能 Néng surname Neng
=2 能 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=2 能 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
=2 能 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=2 能 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=2 能 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=2 能 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 能 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
=3 看看 kànkan
  1. to take a look at
  2. to examine
  3. to survey
  4. (coll.) pretty soon
=3 看看 kànkàn
  1. (colloquial) pretty soon
  2. (literary) gradually
  3. gradually
  4. placed after a verb or a verb phrase to indicate a trial, interchangeable with 看一下.
  5. pretty soon
  6. to examine and survey; to see
  7. to glance at; to take a quick look at; to have a look-see; to thumb through (a book, etc.)
  8. to see the sights
  9. to visit; to call on
4 电话簿 diànhuàbù telephone directory
=5 吗 má (coll.) what?
=5 吗 mǎ used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi
=5 吗 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)