láofán

劳烦

Word · VerbTraditional勞煩

to trouble; to bother

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to trouble; to bother; to inconvenience

formal

Polite expression used when requesting assistance from others, often accompanied by honorifics like 您 or 尊驾. Implies humility and respect toward the person being asked.

Láo劳
fán烦
nín您
bāng帮
wǒ我
dì递
yī一
xià下
nà那
běn本
shū书
 。

Could I trouble you to pass me that book?

Yǒu有
jiàn件
shì事
xiǎng想
láo劳
fán烦
zūn尊
jià驾
zǒu走
yī一
tàng趟
 。

There is a matter for which I would like to trouble your honored self to make a trip.

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Láo劳
fán烦
nín您
shāo稍
děng等
piàn片
kè刻
 。

Might I trouble you to wait a moment?

Zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jiù就
bù不
láo劳
fán烦
nín您
le了
 。

For such a small matter, I won't trouble you.