Chinese phrase
抱歉，〜接受 bào qiàn 〜 jiē shòu
Meaning
We are sorry but cannot accept ___
When to use it
This phrase politely rejects an offer or proposal. It softens a refusal and often comes before a brief reason, especially in business discussions.
Example dialogue
能把价格再降10%吗？ néng bǎ jià gé zài jiàng 10 ma
Can you lower the price by another 10%?
关于这个报价，抱歉，我们无法 接受，因为成本已经固定。 guān yú zhè ge bào jià bào qiàn wǒ men wú fǎ jiē shòu yīn wèi chéng běn yǐ jīng gù dìng
Regarding this quote, sorry, but we cannot accept it because our costs are already fixed.