How to Say ‘Sorry to bother you, but your outfit is lovely.’ in Traditional Chinese
不好意思打擾了，但你的穿搭很好看。
bù hǎo yì sī dǎ rǎo le dàn nǐ de chuān dā hěn hǎo kàn
[boo how-ee-suh dah-rao luh dahn nee duh chwahn-dah huhn how-kahn]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Starting with [不好意思打擾了] makes a compliment sound polite and non-intrusive when speaking to a stranger. In Taiwan, that kind of soft entry often lands better than jumping straight into praise.
Phrase Breakdown
不好意思打擾了
bù hǎo yì sī dǎ rǎo le
sorry to interrupt
A polite opener before speaking to someone.
不好意思打擾了，我想問一下。
Sorry to interrupt, I want to ask something.
Words in this phrase
不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī
[boo how-ee-suh]
excuse me; sorry
A polite opening when speaking to a stranger.
不好意思打擾了，但你的穿搭很好看。
Sorry to bother you, but your outfit looks great.
打擾
dǎ rǎo
[dah-rao]
disturb; bother
Used politely to acknowledge that you may be interrupting someone.
不好意思打擾你一下。
Sorry to bother you for a moment.
了
le
[luh]
completed-action particle
Here it softens the phrase 打擾了, making it sound polite and natural.
不好意思，打擾了。
Excuse me, sorry to bother you.
但
dàn
[dahn]
but
Connects the apology with the compliment that follows.
不好意思，但我想說一句。
Excuse me, but I want to say something.
你的穿搭很好看
nǐ de chuān dā hěn hǎo kàn
your outfit looks very good
A complete compliment about someone’s outfit and styling.
你的穿搭很有風格。
Your outfit has a lot of style.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
Refers to the person being complimented.
你的穿搭很好看。
Your outfit looks great.
的
de
[duh]
's; possessive marker
Shows possession, as in 'your outfit.'
你的包包很漂亮。
Your bag is very pretty.
穿搭
chuān dā
[chwahn-dah]
outfit; styling
A common Taiwan Mandarin term for someone's fashion coordination.
你的穿搭今天很有風格。
Your outfit is very stylish today.
很
hěn
[huhn]
very
Standard intensifier in compliments.
你的外套很適合你。
Your jacket suits you very well.
好看
hǎo kàn
[how-kahn]
good-looking; nice-looking
Used to compliment visual appearance or style.
你的穿搭真的很好看。
Your outfit really looks great.
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