How to Say ‘Trouble; to bother’ in Traditional Chinese
麻煩
má fán
[mah-fahn]
💬 Usage Tip: [麻煩] can mean "trouble" as a noun, but in everyday speech it often softens a request or apology about bothering someone. You'll hear it in useful patterns like [麻煩你] "sorry to trouble you / please…" and [不好意思麻煩你] "sorry to bother you."
Phrase Breakdown
麻煩
má fán
[mah-fahn]
trouble; inconvenience; to trouble someone
Can describe something troublesome, or be used politely when asking someone for help or saying sorry for bothering them.
真不好意思，麻煩你等我一下。
I'm really sorry to trouble you; please wait for me a moment.
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