打扰 (dǎ rǎo) — to disturb, to bother

Definition

打扰 (dǎrǎo) is the standard polite verb 'to disturb / bother,' used in everyday apologies and requests — broader and more neutral than the nuisance-feeling 烦, and less about imposing trouble than 麻烦.

verb
to disturbto bother

Examples

  • 打扰
    dǎ rǎo Yí xià, qǐng wèn tú shū guǎn zěn me zǒu?
    Sorry to bother you, could you tell me how to get to the library?
  • 打扰
    Tā zài gōng zuò, wǒ men bié dǎ rǎo tā.
    He's working, let's not disturb him.
  • 打扰
    Duì bu qǐ, dǎ rǎo nǐ zhè me duō cì.
    Sorry for bothering you so many times.

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