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打扰

dǎrǎo

disturb

Usage note

打扰表示影响别人、麻烦别人。

dǎ rǎo biǎo shì yǐng xiǎng bié rén 、 má fán bié rén。

To disturb means to interrupt or trouble someone.

Context note

打扰常出现在礼貌请求、道歉和提醒里。

dǎ rǎo cháng chū xiàn zài lǐ mào qǐng qiú 、 dào qiàn hé tí xǐng lǐ。

Disturb often appears in polite requests, apologies, and reminders.

5 examples

不好意思,打扰一下。
bù hǎo yì si, dǎ rǎo yí xià。
Sorry to disturb you for a moment.
请不要打扰别人。
qǐng bú yào dǎ rǎo bié rén。
Please do not disturb others.
我不想打扰你。
wǒ bù xiǎng dǎ rǎo nǐ。
I do not want to disturb you.
打扰你了吗?
dǎ rǎo nǐ le ma?
Did I disturb you?
抱歉打扰
bào qiàn dǎ rǎo。
Sorry to disturb you.

5 mini stories

我在图书馆里说话很小声,不想打扰别人。
wǒ zài tú shū guǎn lǐ shuō huà hěn xiǎo shēng, bù xiǎng dǎ rǎo bié rén。
I speak very softly in the library and do not want to disturb others.
不好意思,打扰一下,我想问路。
bù hǎo yì si, dǎ rǎo yí xià, wǒ xiǎng wèn lù。
Sorry to disturb you, I want to ask for directions.
老师正在休息,我没有去打扰他。
lǎo shī zhèng zài xiū xi, wǒ méi yǒu qù dǎ rǎo tā。
The teacher is resting, so I did not go disturb him.
如果你很忙,我就不打扰了。
rú guǒ nǐ hěn máng, wǒ jiù bù dǎ rǎo le。
If you are busy, I will not disturb you.
打扰别人之前,先说一声会比较礼貌。
dǎ rǎo bié rén zhī qián, xiān shuō yì shēng huì bǐ jiào lǐ mào。
Before disturbing someone, saying something first is more polite.

Mini dialogue

在图书馆

A
请问,我可以坐在这里吗?会不会打扰你?
Qǐngwèn, wǒ kěyǐ zuò zài zhèlǐ ma? Huì bù huì dǎrǎo nǐ?
Excuse me, may I sit here? Will it disturb you?
B
不会,请坐吧。
Bù huì, qǐng zuò ba.
No, please have a seat.

爸爸在工作

A
小声一点,不要打扰爸爸工作。
Xiǎo shēng yīdiǎn, bùyào dǎrǎo bàba gōngzuò.
Be a little quieter, don't disturb Dad's work.
B
好的,我知道了。
Hǎo de, wǒ zhīdào le.
Okay, I understand.

Related words and contrasts

similar
麻烦
máfan
to trouble/bother

麻烦 can be used similarly to politely ask for a favor.

opposite
安静
ānjìng
quiet

If you 打扰 someone, you break the 安静 (quiet).

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