Chinese phrase
很抱歉,我现在无法接通 hěn bào qiàn wǒ xiàn zài wú fǎ jiē tōng
Meaning
I'm sorry I cannot connect him right now
When to use it
It politely says that someone cannot be reached now. It is common when a call or meeting connection cannot be made at present, and it often leaves open the possibility of contact later.
Example dialogue
我们要开始视频会议,可以把李总接进来吗? wǒ men yào kāi shǐ shì pín huì yì ké yǐ bǎ lǐ zǒng jiē jìn lái ma
Can you connect Mr. Li to the meeting we're about to start?
很抱歉,我现在无法接通,他正在会议中,等他有空我再叫他加入。 hěn bào qiàn wǒ xiàn zài wú fǎ jiē tōng tā zhèng zài huì yì zhōng děng tā yǒu kòng wǒ zài jiào tā jiā rù
I'm sorry, I can't connect him right now; he's in a meeting, so I'll ask him to join when he's free.