How to Say ‘You're welcome.’ in Simplified Chinese
不客气。
bù kè qì
[boo kuh chee]
🇨🇳 In China: [不客气] is the standard reply to thanks, like "you're welcome." In everyday conversation, people also often say [没事] or [没关系] in the same spot.
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
A negative word meaning 'not' or 'no'. In this phrase, it helps form the polite expression 'you're welcome.'
不用谢，真的不客气。
No need to thank me, really, you're welcome.
客气
kè qì
[kuh chee]
polite; courteous
Describes being polite or formal. In '不客气', it means 'don't be so polite' and is used as 'you're welcome.'
朋友跟我说谢谢，我回答不客气。
A friend said thank you to me, and I replied, 'You're welcome.'
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