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How to Say ‘Okay, sorry to trouble you.’ in Simplified Chinese

好的，麻烦您了。

hǎo de má fán nín le

[haow de mah fahn neen le]

Phrase Breakdown

好的，

hǎo de

OK / Alright

好的 (hǎo de) is a friendly way to say 'OK'. 好 is third tone and 的 is neutral tone.

Example

好的，没问题。

OK, no problem.

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[haow]

okay; good

A very common word used to mean good, fine, okay, or agreed.

Example

好，我们会注意身体的。

Okay, we will pay attention to our health.

的

[de]

(part of 好的: okay)

Particle forming the set phrase 好的, meaning 'okay, sure'.

Example

好的，我知道了。

Okay, I got it.

麻烦您了。

má fán nín le

thank you for your trouble

A polite phrase thanking someone for helping you. 麻烦 (máfan) means 'trouble', 您 (nín) is the polite 'you', and 了 (le) is neutral tone.

Example

医生，麻烦您了。

Doctor, thank you for your trouble.

Words in this phrase

麻烦

má fán

[mah fahn]

to trouble; troublesome; thanks for the trouble

In polite speech, 麻烦 can mean 'sorry to trouble you' or 'please help with this.'

Example

麻烦帮我们留一个六人桌。

Please help reserve a table for six for us.

您

nín

[neen]

you (polite)

A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.

Example

很高兴认识您，希望向您多学习。

It’s a pleasure to meet you; I hope to learn more from you.

了

[le]

particle (change/emphasis)

Sentence-final particle softening a polite phrase.

Example

太谢谢您了。

Thank you so much.

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