to trouble; to bother
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to trouble (someone); to bother; to inconvenience (polite formula)
honorificUsed as a polite, self-deprecating way to ask someone for help or to inconvenience them. Often used in formal or semi-formal spoken contexts.
Yǒu有
shì事
xiāng相
fán烦
。
May I trouble you with something?
Xiāng相
fán烦
nín您
bāng帮
wǒ我
dì递
yī一
xià下
nà那
gè个
wén文
jiàn件
。
Might I trouble you to pass me that document?
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Yǒu有
jiàn件
shì事
xiǎng想
xiāng相
fán烦
nín您
bāng帮
máng忙
chǔ处
lǐ理
yī一
xià下
。
There's something I'd like to trouble you to help me deal with.
Rú如
guǒ果
xiāng相
fán烦
zhī之
chù处
，
hái还
qǐng请
jiàn见
liàng谅
。
Please forgive me if I have caused you any inconvenience.