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How to Say ‘Take your time, no rush.’ in Traditional Chinese

妳慢慢來,不用急。

nǐ màn màn lái bù yòng jí

[nǐ mahn-mahn lái bù yòng jí]

Phrase Breakdown

妳慢慢來,

nǐ màn màn lái

take your time

慢慢來 literally means 'come slowly'. It is a common way to tell someone to take their time.

Example

沒關係,妳慢慢來。

It's okay, take your time.

Words in this phrase

妳

nǐ

[nǐ]

you (female)

Second-person pronoun used in Taiwan when addressing a woman.

Example

妳好漂亮。

You are very pretty.

慢慢

màn màn

[mahn-mahn]

slowly; little by little

Describes doing something gradually, without rushing.

Example

建立人脈不用急,可以慢慢累積信任。

There is no need to rush when building a network; you can slowly build trust.

來

lái

[lái]

to do (it); take (time)

In 慢慢來, means 'take your time'.

Example

別急,慢慢來。

Don't rush, take your time.

不用急。

bù yòng jí

no need to hurry

不用 means 'no need to', and 急 means 'to be in a hurry' or 'anxious'.

Example

時間還早,不用急。

It's still early, no need to rush.

Words in this phrase

不用

bù yòng

[bù yòng]

no need

Indicating that something is unnecessary.

Example

不用謝,我只是舉手之勞。

No need to thank me, it was just a small effort.

急

jí

[jí]

to hurry; anxious

Feeling rushed or impatient.

Example

你很急嗎?

Are you in a hurry?

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