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语序: Let me take a look at your passport. Hi, When adding 给我, what is the proper word order for "let me have a look at your passport (您的护照)"? Would it be 给我看一下您的护照 or 给我您的护照看一下? Thank you. 谢谢。

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Hi Justin, "给我看一下您的护照" much better. 因为这个句子的基础句型是给某人看某物。给Somebody 看something. “一下”和“您的”是做补语和定语。 在海关等正式场合,其实更喜欢说:请您出示下您的护照。 (出示:show, please show and let me see) 希望对您有所帮助~谢谢~
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It is supposed to be "请给我看一下您的护照“ Here 请=please, it's very important to add this word or it may sound aggressive and rude. By the way, the real situational dialogue, we say “ 您好,请出示您的护照。” Here, 出示=show, which sounds more polite since it's a formal expression. 给我......= give ......to me, which sounds like an order.
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They both sound right. The latter sounds slightly less formal so you are probably more likely to see the first from a textbook. Usually sentences ending with 一下 sounds a bit informal(not without exceptions like 请等一下, which is quite formal). You can also say 您的护照给我看一下 which also sounds slightly informal。 Hope this helps.

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