honorific: trouble you to come visit
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to trouble you to come; (honorific) thank you for your visit
honorificA polite expression used to thank someone for taking the trouble to visit you. It is somewhat formal and traditional, commonly used in spoken courtesy.
Nín您
gōng公
shì事
máng忙
，
qiān千
wàn万
bù不
yào要
láo劳
bù步
。
You're busy with official matters, please don't trouble yourself to come.
Tiān天
qì气
zhè这
me么
rè热
，
hái还
láo劳
nín您
bù步
，
zhēn真
shì是
guò过
yì意
bù不
qù去
。
It's so hot, and you still troubled yourself to come. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience.
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Lǎo老
rén人
jia家
shēn身
tǐ体
bù不
biàn便
，
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
bù不
yào要
láo劳
tā他
bù步
le了
，
zhí直
jiē接
qù去
tàn探
wàng望
tā他
ba吧
。
The elderly man is not in good health, so let's not trouble him to come. We should go visit him instead.
Yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
，
zěn怎
gǎn敢
láo劳
nín您
dà大
jià驾
bù步
。
It's just a trivial matter, how dare I trouble your esteemed self to come.