Chinese phrase
抱歉,插一句 bào qiàn chā yí jù
Meaning
Sorry to interrupt
When to use it
A polite way to interrupt briefly. It is used before adding a comment, question, or example.
Example dialogue
抱歉,插一句,我想补充一个例子。 bào qiàn chā yí jù wǒ xiǎng bǔ chōng yí gè lì zi
Sorry to interrupt, but I'd like to add an example.
请说。 qǐng shuō
Please go ahead.