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 and works well in professional settings. At networking events, people also often use 应该的 or just smile and move on, especially if the exchange was brief.
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
A common negative word used to deny or negate something.
帮助你以后，你说不客气就可以。
After helping you, you can simply say 'you're welcome.'
客气
kè qì
[kuh-chee]
you're welcome; polite; courteous
In '不客气,' it means 'you're welcome'; by itself it can also describe someone as polite.
别人感谢你时，你可以说不客气。
When someone thanks you, you can say 'you're welcome.'
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