Chinese word

打扰

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ rǎo

Meaning

  • verbbother

Example

抱歉，打扰一下，我可以进来吗？bào qiàn dá rǎo yí xià wǒ ké yǐ jìn lái ma

Sorry to bother you, may I come in?

Illustration for 打扰 (bother)

More examples

如果我的电话会打扰你，请告诉我。rú guǒ wǒ de diàn huà huì dá rǎo nǐ qǐng gào sù wǒ

If my phone call bothers you, please tell me.

Core concept

A short disturbance of someone's time or attention caused by contact, a question, or a request.

Common phrases

  • 请勿打扰qǐng wù dá rǎo

    Please do not disturb

  • 无意中打扰wú yì zhōng dá rǎo

    unintentionally bother

  • 打扰到您dá rǎo dào nín

    bother you

Similar words

麻烦má fán: Causing someone extra trouble or work through a request or action.
打断dǎ duàn: Breaking into speech or an ongoing action and stopping its flow.
干扰gān rǎo: Disrupting work, signals, or another process through outside influence.
妨碍fáng ài: Getting in the way of progress or making it difficult for someone to act.

Definition in Chinese

因自己的行为或请求而暂时打断或干扰他人，常带有请求允许或道歉的意味。yīn zì jǐ de xíng wéi huò qǐng qiú ér zàn shí dǎ duàn huò gān rǎo tā rén cháng dài yǒu qǐng qiú yún xǔ huò dào qiàn de yì wèi

Word origin

打 (dǎ, "strike or make contact") + 扰 (rǎo, "disturb") combines the ideas of making contact and disrupting activity.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this verb can introduce a question, a request for help, or a request to enter, and it does not require an actual mistake or serious trouble.

Other meanings

  • excuse meinterjection
  • inconvenienceverb
  • interruptverb

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