8 ways to say “Excuse Me” in Chinese

If you are really in a hurry to run past someone, you can say “借过借过(jiè guò, jiè guò)”. 4. When you have to excuse yourself from a meeting or a meal for a ... Togglenavigation Home Courses(current) EverydayChinese ChinesePinyinLessons ChineseReading HSK1-6Words&Phrases HowtoSayWords&PhrasesinChinese SlowChineseReading&ListeningPractice ChineseGrammar About Blog About唐人街汉语 Contactus LoginSignup Home >HowtoSayWords&PhrasesinChinese>8waystosay“ExcuseMe”inChinese 上一页下一页 8waystosay"ExcuseMe"inChinese InEnglish,“ExcuseMe”isoftenusedwhenyougetsomeone'sattentioninapoliteway,interruptsomeone,walkpastsomeone,ortellsomeoneyouareleaving,etc.ButhowtosaythatphraseinMandarinChinese?Hereyoucanlearnthemostpracticalwordsandphrasesabout“ExcuseMe”thatChinesepeopleoftenspeak.TableofContentarrowInterpretationVocabularyExpansion:一下(yíxià)DownloadMP3andPDFFileInterpretation1.“请问(qǐngwèn)”iscommonlyusedwhenyouwanttoaskaquestiontoastrangerinpolite.Youcanadd“不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi),麻烦一下(máfanyíxià)or“你(níhǎo)”before“请问(qǐngwèn)”,thatsoundsmorepolite.ExamplesQǐng请wèn问xiàn现zài在shì是jǐ几diǎn点?？Excuseme,doyouhavethetime?Bù不hǎo好yì意si思,，qǐng请wèn问cè厕suǒ所zài在nǎ哪li里?？Excuseme,whereisthetoilet?Má麻fan烦yí一xià下,，qǐng请wèn问tú图shū书guǎn馆zài在nǎ哪li里?？Excuseme,couldyoutellmewhereisthelibrary?Nǐ你hǎo好,，wǒ我xiǎng想wèn问yí一xià下Zhāng张lǎo老shī师zài在ma吗?？Excuseme,isteacherZhanghere?2.Perhapsyouwanttoapologizewhenyouneedtointerruptsomeonetoaskforafavor,orexcuseyourselffromaconversation,inthissituation,youshouldsay“不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)”.ExamplesBù不hǎo好yì意si思,，nǐ你néng能bāng帮wǒ我ná拿yí一xià下shū书ma吗?？Excuseme,wouldyoukindlyholdthisbookforme,please?Bù不hǎo好yì意si思,，jiē接ge个diàn电huà话.。

Excuseme,Ihavetotakethiscall.3.Ifyouhavetopushpastsomeoneinacrowdedbusorelevator,youshouldsay”借过(jièguò)”,“借过一下(jièguòyíxià)”,or”请让一下(qǐngràngyíxià)“.Ifyouarereallyinahurrytorunpastsomeone,youcansay“借过借过(jièguò,jièguò)”.4.Whenyouhavetoexcuseyourselffromameetingoramealforamoment,youcanpolitelysay“不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)”.ExamplesBù不hǎo好yì意si思,，shī失péi陪yí一xià下.。

Excuseme,butImustbeleavingnow.Bù不hǎo好yì意si思,，wǒ我yào要lí离kāi开yí一huìr会儿,，mǎ马shàng上jiù就huí回lai来.。

Excuseme,Ihavetoleave,Iwillberightback.5.Sometimes,maybeyoudosomethingwrongforcarelessness,suchasbumpintosomeoneorsteponsomeone'sfoot,youshouldsay“不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)”,“对不起(duìbuqǐ)”,or”抱歉(bàoqiàn)”.6.Itispolitetosay“不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)”whenyoufeelembarrassedaboutburping,sneezingloudly,ormakingarudenoise.7.Whenyoudidn'thearclearlyother'swordsandwanthe/shetorepeat,youcansay“什么(shénme)”,”请再说一遍(qǐngzàishuōyíbiàn)”.ExamplesShén什me么?？Wǒ我gāng刚cái才méi没tīng听qīng清.。

Pardon?Ididn'tcatchthat.Zài再shuō说yí一biàn遍,，hǎo好ma吗??Couldyousayitagain?8.Youcanuse“拜托(bàituō)”or“喂(wèi)”whensomeoneisscoldingyouorreprimandingyouforsomething,thatmeans“Don'tbesoharsh!”or“Pleasebemorelenientwithme.”Example1 A:Nǐ你zěn怎me么hái还bú不zuò做fàn饭？?Whyhaven'tyoucookedyet? B:Bài拜tuō托,，wǒ我gāng刚dào到jiā家.。

Givemeabreak,I'mjustbackhome.Example2 A:Kàn看nǐ你bǎ把kè客tīng厅nòng弄de得luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟de的!！Whatamessyoumadethelivingroom! B:Wèi喂,，mā妈ma妈,，bú不shì是wǒ我nòng弄de的.。

Comeon,Mum,it'snotme.Youcanuse”得了吧(déleba)”,“算了吧(suànleba)”，”行了吧(xíngleba)”whensomeoneisbotheringyou,thatmeans“Please”,“Comeon”,or“Givemeabreak”.Example A:Gē哥ge哥,，nǐ你néng能gēn跟wǒ我wánr玩儿yí一huìr会儿ma吗??Brother,canyouplaythegamewithme? B:Xíng行le了ba吧,，bié别fán烦wǒ我la啦!！Wǒ我hái还méi没yǒu有zuò做wán完zuò作yè业ne呢!!Comeon,givemeabreak,Ihaven'tfinishedmyhomework!Youcansay”得了吧(déleba)”whensomeonesaidsomethingthatsoundsunbelievableoruntrue.Example A:Nǐ你jué觉de得shéi谁shì是wǒ我men们bān班shang上zuì最piào漂liang亮de的nǚ女háir孩儿??Whoistheprettiestgirlinourclass? B:Wǒ我jué觉de得Xiǎo小lì丽zuì最piào漂liang亮.。

IthinkXiaoLiistheprettiestgirl. A:Dé得le了ba吧!！Xiǎo小Líng玲hé和Xiǎo小Fāng芳dōu都bǐ比tā她yào要piào漂liang亮!！Givemeabreak!XiaolingandXiaofangareprettierthanher!Vocabulary请问[qǐngwèn] mayIask不好意思[bùhǎoyìsi] excuseme;sorry打扰一下[dǎrǎoyíxià] excuseme;sorrytodisturb麻烦一下[máfanyíxià] excuseme;sorrytobother借过[jièguò] excuseme失陪[shīpéi] excuseme什么[shénme] what拜托[bàituō] comeon;givemeabreak喂[wèi] hey得了吧[déleba] comeon;givemeabreak算了吧[suànleba] comeon;givemeabreak行了吧[xíngleba] comeon;givemeabreakExpansion“一下(yíxià)”,literallymeans“givesomethingatry”,itisacasualwaytowishsomeonetotakealittletimetodosomething,orsuggestsomeonedoingsomething.“一下(yíxià)”iscommonlyusedafteraverb,suchas:wèn问yí一xià下 toaskkàn看yí一xià下 tolooktīng听yí一xià下 tolistenwén闻yí一xià下 tosmellmō摸yí一xià下 totouchshuō说yí一xià下 tospeakdú读yí一xià下 toreadxiě写yí一xià下 towriteděng等yí一xià下 towaitshì试yí一xià下 totry DownloadMP3andPDFFileAudioLesson(mp3version)LectureNotes(pdfversion) 热门文章arrow HowtoExpressPast,PresentorFutureEventsinMandarinChinese ChineseCommonSeparableVerbs–汉语中常用的离合词 HSK2vocabulary:nouns(1)–HSK2词汇:名词（1） CommonChineseSynonymsYouShouldKnow|LearnChineseSynonymsforBeginners HSK3Vocabulary:Nouns(1)–HSK3词汇:名词（1） 40ChineseOppositeWordsYouNeedtoKnow|LearnChineseAntonymsforBeginners DoubleElevenShoppingCarnival–双十一购物狂欢节 33ChineseConjunctionsforIntermediateChineseLearners 最新文章arrow 50CommonVerbstoDescribeDailyRoutinesinChinese ChineseMeasureWordsPart1:MeasureWordsforPeople,BodyPartsandAnimals HowtoExpressChineseCurrency?|LearnChineseMoneyVocabulary ChineseMeasureWordsPart3:ChineseMeasureWordsforClothingandJewelry TheExpressionofPoliteWordsinMandarinChinese(Please,ThankYou,Sorry&ExcuseMe,Goodbye) HowtoSayStupidinChinese|HowtosayWords&PhrasesinChinese HowDoChinesePeopleGreetEachOtherinDailyLife? ChineseMeasureWordsPart4:ChineseMeasureWordsforVehiclesandBuildings 所有课程分类arrow BlogChineseGrammarChinesePinyinLessonsChinesePronunciationChineseReadingEverydayChineseHowtoSayWords&PhrasesinChineseHSK1-6Words&PhrasesSlowChineseReading&ListeningPractice × Loginin E-mail Password StudyChinesefromscratchtofluency–ONLY$8.25/motolearn1000+ChineselessonsJOINNOW ×