Expressing politeness in Mandarin Chinese

  1. 对不起 Duìbuqǐ Sorry
  2. 不好意思 Bù hǎo yìsi Sorry
  3. 请您原谅 qǐng nín yuánliàng I beg your pardon.
  4. 真抱歉 zhēn bàoqiàn Sorry, really!
  5. 真是对不起 zhēnshì duìbuqǐ I am truly sorry.
  6. 别生我的气 bié shēng wǒ de qì Don't be mad at me.
  7. 我来晚了，请原谅 wǒ lái wǎn le, qǐng yuánliàng Forgive me for being late.
  8. 抱歉给您找麻烦了 bàoqiàn gěi nín zhǎo máfan le Sorry for causing you trouble.
  9. 对不起， 打扰您了 duìbuqǐ, dǎrǎo nín le Sorry to bother you.
  10. 不客气 Bú kèqi You're welcome
  11. 没关系 Méi guānxi You're welcome / No problem
  12. 没事儿 Méi shìr It's nothing
  13. 谢谢 Xièxie Thank you

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