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How to Say ‘Don't worry, it won't be more than a few yuan extra.’ in Simplified Chinese

放心,多不了几块钱。

fàng xīn duō bù liǎo jǐ kuài qián

[fàngxīn duō bu liǎo jee kwye chyen]

Phrase Breakdown

放心,

fàng xīn

don't worry

放心 literally means 'put the heart down', so 'relax' or 'don't worry'. Say fàngxīn.

Example

放心,我会去的。

Don't worry, I'll go.

Words in this phrase

放心

fàng xīn

[fàngxīn]

don't worry; rest assured

Used to reassure someone.

Example

放心,我会准时到。

Don't worry, I'll arrive on time.

多不了几块钱。

duō bù liǎo jǐ kuài qián

it won't be more than a few yuan extra

多不了 means 'can't be much more', followed by 几块钱 'a few yuan'. Say duō bu liǎo jǐ kuài qián.

Example

打车多不了几块钱。

Taking a taxi won't cost more than a few yuan extra.

Words in this phrase

多不了

duō bù liǎo

[duō bu liǎo]

won't be more than

Means the extra amount cannot be much.

Example

多不了十分钟。

It won't take more than ten extra minutes.

几

jǐ

[jee]

a few; several

Used before measure words or time words to mean an indefinite small number, like a few.

Example

这次想待几天,再回去上班。

This time I want to stay a few days before going back to work.

块

kuài

[kwye]

kuai; yuan (informal money unit)

A common spoken measure word for money in Chinese, especially in everyday situations like taxi fares.

Example

这次车费差五块。

This time the taxi fare is short by five kuai.

钱

qián

[chyen]

money

Refers to money or price.

Example

我没带很多钱,只买小杯咖啡。

I didn't bring much money, so I'm only buying a small coffee.

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