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How to Say ‘You're welcome, thanks for your hard work.’ in Simplified Chinese

不客气，辛苦了。

bù kè qì xīn kǔ le

[bù kuh-chee xīnkǔ le]

Phrase Breakdown

不客气，

bù kè qì

you're welcome

A standard reply to thanks. 不 is said in the second tone before fourth-tone 客: bú kèqi. 气 is light.

Example

谢谢！不客气。

Thanks! You're welcome.

Words in this phrase

不

bù

[bù]

not

Used to form the negative of verbs.

Example

他不想参与。

He does not want to participate.

客气

kè qì

[kuh-chee]

polite; formal; courteous

Describes polite or formal behavior; in networking, it often appears when encouraging relaxed conversation.

Example

你太客气了，其实可以直接问我工作经验。

You are too polite; actually, you can directly ask me about my work experience.

辛苦了。

xīn kǔ le

thanks for your hard work

Literally 'it was hard work.' People say it to thank someone for their effort. 了 is light.

Example

大家辛苦了。

Thank you all for your hard work.

Words in this phrase

辛苦

xīn kǔ

[xīnkǔ]

hard work; to work hard

Describes toil; '辛苦了' is a common way to thank someone for their effort.

Example

师傅，今天辛苦您了。

Driver, thanks for your hard work today.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.

Example

火车快来了。

The train is about to arrive.

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