How to Say ‘That's too kind.’ in Simplified Chinese
太客气了。
tài kè qì le
[tài kuh-chee le]
🇨🇳 In China: This is the usual polite answer when someone offers to pay or does you a favour. It shows you appreciate it without just accepting outright.
Phrase Breakdown
太
tài
[tài]
too; so (extremely)
Used with 了 to express a strong degree, often excitement.
太棒了！
That's so great!
客气
kè qì
[kuh-chee]
polite; formal; courteous
Describes polite or formal behavior; in networking, it often appears when encouraging relaxed conversation.
你太客气了，其实可以直接问我工作经验。
You are too polite; actually, you can directly ask me about my work experience.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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