---
title: "Darao Meaning: 打扰 (dǎrǎo) Means “to disturb”"
description: "打扰 (traditional 打擾, dǎrǎo) means “to disturb; to bother”. Hear its tones, see what 打 and 扰 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/darao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 打扰 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

打扰 dǎrǎo

## to disturb; to bother

## It can also mean

- (polite) excuse me for troubling you

## Its characters

1. 打 dǎ to hit
2. 扰 rǎo to disturb

## In a sentence

他正在学习，别打扰他。 He's studying, don't disturb him.

第二，谁也不能去**打扰**我的两个嫂子。

From [千里走单骑 · A Thousand Li Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-5#library-word-223-225)

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## More words with 打 or 扰

- [拨打 bōdǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda)
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- [打扮 dǎban](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daban)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [打动 dǎdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong)
- [打断 dǎduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduan)
- [打工 dǎgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagong)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)

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