polite request; to trouble someone
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to trouble (someone); to bother; to impose on
honorificA humble and polite formula used when asking someone for a favor, acknowledging the trouble it will cause them. Often used with '您' or the person's title.
Fán烦
láo劳
nín您
shùn顺
biàn便
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
shāo捎
ge个
xìn信
er儿
qù去
。
I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you take a message for us while you're at it?
Zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
，
hái还
fán烦
láo劳
nín您
qīn亲
zì自
pǎo跑
yī一
tàng趟
，
zhēn真
shì是
bù不
hǎo好
yì意
si思
。
I'm so sorry to have troubled you to make this trip personally for such a trivial matter.
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Fán烦
láo劳
Zhāng张
jīng经
lǐ理
bǎ把
wén文
jiàn件
zhuǎn转
jiāo交
gěi给
Wáng王
zǒng总
。
I'd be grateful if Manager Zhang could pass the document on to Director Wang.
Fán烦
láo劳
zhū诸
wèi位
jiǔ久
děng等
，
huì会
yì议
mǎ马
shàng上
kāi开
shǐ始
。
I apologize for troubling you all with the long wait; the meeting will start shortly.
Cǐ此
shì事
fán烦
láo劳
nǐ你
fèi费
xīn心
bàn办
lǐ理
。
I would be obliged if you could take the trouble to handle this matter.