How to Say ‘You're welcome.’ in Simplified Chinese
不客气
bù kè qì
[boo kuh chee]
💬 Usage Tip: 客气 means "polite" or "formal", so 不客气 literally means "don't be so polite". 不 here is read (bú) because it comes before the falling tone of 客 (kè).
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
A negation word used to make verbs and adjectives negative.
我四点不方便。
Four o’clock is not convenient for me.
客气
kè qì
[kuh chee]
polite; courteous
Used in social situations to say someone is being very considerate.
带点心意就好，不用这么客气。
A small token is enough; no need to be so formal.
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