受累 (shòu lèi) — to be put to trouble; to be inconvenienced (polite expression)
Definition
A polite phrase meaning 'to be put to trouble / inconvenienced' — used in formal spoken Chinese to thank or apologize to someone for their effort (e.g. 让您受累了).
verb
to be put to troubleto be inconvenienced (polite expression)
Examples
- 受累。Zhè cì zhēn shì ràng nín shòu lèi le.I have really put you to so much trouble this time.
- ，？Bān le zhè me zhòng de dōng xī, nín shòu le bù shǎo lèi ba?Moving such heavy things must have put you to a lot of trouble, right?
- 受累，。shòu lèi Le, zhè diǎn xiǎo shì hái ràng nín bāng máng.Sorry to trouble you — you even helped with such a small thing.
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