How to Say ‘You're welcome.’ in Traditional Chinese
不客氣。
bù kè qì
[boo kuh chee]
💬 Usage Tip: 客氣 means "polite, standing on ceremony", so this literally says "don't be so polite". 不 is said (bú) here because 客 (kè) has a falling tone.
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
A common negation word meaning not or no. It changes the meaning of the word that follows.
我今天不想出門。
I don't want to go out today.
客氣
kè qì
[kuh chee]
polite; courteous
In 不客氣, it refers to being formal or overly polite; the phrase means don't mention it.
都是小事，你別這麼客氣。
It's all a small matter; don't be so polite.
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