How to Say ‘I won't bother you.’ in Simplified Chinese
不打扰你了
bù dǎ rǎo nǐ le
[bù dǎrǎo nee le]
🇨🇳 In China: This is a common courteous way to wrap up a chat. You frame leaving as considerate of the other person's time rather than as losing interest.
Phrase Breakdown
不打扰
bù dǎ rǎo
won't disturb
不 (bù) means 'not'. 打扰 (dǎrǎo) means 'to disturb or bother'. Both syllables of dǎrǎo are 3rd tones, so dǎ sounds like dá.
对不起，打扰一下。
Sorry to bother you for a moment.
Words in this phrase
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
打扰
dǎ rǎo
[dǎrǎo]
to disturb; to bother
Verb meaning to interrupt or take up someone's time.
他在工作，别打扰他。
He's working, don't bother him.
你了
nǐ le
you (anymore)
你 (nǐ) means 'you'. 了 (le) signals a change, giving the sense of 'I'll stop bothering you now'. Keep le light.
我不等你了。
I won't wait for you anymore.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.
如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。
If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.
了
le
[le]
(change of situation particle)
Placed at the end of a sentence to show a new situation or change of state.
天黑了。
It has gotten dark.
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