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title: "Chinese Phrases to Be Polite: 10 With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "10 Chinese phrases to be polite, like 请。 (Please. / After you.) and 不好意思。 (Excuse me. / Sorry.), each with pinyin over every word, the English and Play to hear it. Keep the words in one press."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-phrases/polite"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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[Chinese phrases](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-phrases) · 10 phrases

# Chinese phrases to be polite

Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E8%AF%B7%20%E4%B8%8D%E5%A5%BD%E6%84%8F%E6%80%9D%20%E6%89%93%E6%89%B0%20%E9%BA%BB%E7%83%A6%20%E5%B8%AE%E5%8A%A9%20%E5%AE%A2%E6%B0%94%20%E8%BE%9B%E8%8B%A6%20%E6%85%A2%E6%85%A2%E6%9D%A5%20%E5%85%88%20%E5%85%B3%E7%85%A7)

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qǐng请。

Please. / After you.

bùhǎoyìsi不好意思。

Excuse me. / Sorry.

dǎrǎo打扰yīxià一下。

Excuse me. (to get someone’s attention)

máfan麻烦nǐ你le了。

Sorry to trouble you.

xièxie谢谢nǐ你de的bāngzhù帮助。

Thank you for your help.

bié别kèqi客气。

Don’t mention it.

xīnkǔ辛苦le了。

Thank you for your hard work.

mànmànlái慢慢来。

Take your time.

nín您xiān先qǐng请。

After you.

qǐng请duō多guānzhào关照。

I look forward to working with you.

## What are useful Chinese phrases to be polite?

请。 (Please. / After you.) and 不好意思。 (Excuse me. / Sorry.) are two of the 10 on this page, each with pinyin and sound.

## How do I say them right?

Press Play and say each phrase with the voice, slow first, then at normal speed. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked.

## Can’t hear it?

Play uses your device’s Mandarin voice. Edge, Chrome and Safari have one; on other browsers, add Chinese speech in your system’s language settings.

## More free tools

- [Chinese greetings](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-greetings)
- [Chinese idioms](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms)
- [Chinese text to speech](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-text-to-speech)
- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Tone practice](https://mandarinthewild.com/tone-practice)

Pinyin from our own reader.