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How to Say ‘Sorry to bother you’ in Traditional Chinese

打擾了

dǎ rǎo le

[dah-rao le]

💬 Usage Tip: The 了 in 打擾了 (dǎ rǎo le) is said lightly with no tone.

Phrase Breakdown

打擾

dǎ rǎo

[dah-rao]

to bother; to disturb; to trouble someone politely

A polite word often used when visiting someone, asking for help, or interrupting. In Taiwan, it is commonly said to show courtesy.

Example

今天來打擾您了,真不好意思。

I’ve come to bother you today; I’m really sorry about that.

了

le

[le]

completed action marker

Indicates an action has been completed.

Example

他已經走了。

He has already left.

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