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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