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不客气 (búkèqi) English Meaning
- you’re welcome
- it’s my pleasure (answer to someone who thanks)
- Literally “Don’t be polite.”
Traditional Characters: 不客氣 |
不 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
客 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
气 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
Sample Sentences
- 不客气。
Bù kèqì.
You’re welcome.
Examples when you want to convey something is “not polite:” Note: This is advanced level Chinese and not what is conveyed in HSK 1.
- 那位顾客对女店员不客气的回答感到忿怒。
Nà wèi gùkè duì nǚ diànyuán bù kèqì de huídá gǎndào fèn nù.
The customer was angry with the salesgirl for her impolite answer. - 只要你安分守己，这里就太平。如果你捣乱，他们就会对你不客气。
Zhǐyào nǐ ānfènshǒujǐ, zhèlǐ jiù tàipíng. Rúguǒ nǐ dǎoluàn, tāmen jiù huì duì nǐ bù kèqì.
It’s alright here as long as you’re self-sufficient; if you aren’t they’ll treat you badly. - 说起来这是件不客气且愚蠢的事。除非她道歉并得到谅解，否则，她的心灵将是无法安宁下来的。
Shuō qǐlái zhè shì jiàn bù kèqì qiě yúchǔn de shì. Chúfēi tā dàoqiàn bìng dédào liàngjiě, fǒuzé, tā de xīnlíng jiāng shì wúfǎ ānníng xiàlái de.
It was an unkind, stupid thing to say and she will have no peace of mind until she’s apologized and been forgiven. - 如果你不老实话，我定会对你不客气。Rúguǒ nǐ bùlǎo shíhuà, wǒ dìng huì duì nǐ bù kèqì.
If you don’t behave, I’ll come down on you with a heavy hand. - 你明天不把钱还给我，我就不客气了。
Nǐ míngtiān bù bǎ qián hái gěi wǒ, wǒ jiù bù kèqìle.
I pity you, if you can’t pay me the money by tomorrow.
Stroke Order & Character Components
不 (bú): (negative prefix) no, not
- 一 (yī): one
- Unidentified strokes
客 (kè): visitor; guest; customer
- 宀 (mián): roof
- 夂 (zhǐ): to go
- 口 (kǒu): mouth
- 各 (gè): each; every
气 (qì): gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
- 一 (yī): one
- Unidentified strokes
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 不
HSK 1 Word List
- 不客气 (bú kè qi): you’re welcome; it’s my pleasure (answer to someone who thanks)
- 不 (bù): not (negative prefix); no
- 对不起 (duì bu qǐ): I’m sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat); unworthy; to let down
HSK 3 Word List
- 不但/而且(bù dàn/ ér qiě): not only … but also…
HSK 4 Word List
- 不过 (bú guò): only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- 不得不 (bù dé bù): have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can’t help it; can’t avoid
- 不管 (bù guǎn): no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter
- 不仅 (bù jǐn): not only (this one); not just (…) but also
- 差不多 (chà bu duō): almost; nearly; more or less
- 来不及 (lái bu jí): there’s not enough time (to do something); it’s too late (to do something)
- 受不了 (shòu bù liǎo): unbearable; unable to endure; can’t stand
HSK 5 Word List
- 不断 (bú duàn): unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- 不见得 (bú jiàn de): not necessarily; not likely
- 不耐烦 (bú nài fán): impatience; impatient
- 不要紧 (bú yào jǐn): unimportant; not serious; it doesn’t matter; never mind; it looks all right; but
- 不安 (bù ān): unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried
- 不得了 (bù dé liǎo): disastrous; desperately serious; extremely; exceedingly
- 不然 (bù rán): not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not
- 不如 (bù rú): not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 不足 (bù zú): insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
- 怪不得 (guài bu de): lit. you can’t blame it!; no wonder!; so that’s why!
- 看不起 (kàn bu qǐ): to look down upon; to despise
- 了不起 (liǎo bu qǐ): amazing; terrific; extraordinary
- 忍不住 (rěn bu zhù): cannot help; unable to bear
- 舍不得 (shě bu de): to hate to do something; to hate to part with; to begrudge
- 说不定 (shuō bu dìng): can’t say for sure; maybe
- 要不 (yào bù): otherwise; or; or else; how about…? (one choice or the other); either this, or else…
HSK 6 Word List
- 爱不释手 (ài bù shì shǒu): to love something too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
- 巴不得 (bā bù dé): to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
- 不顾 (bú gù): in spite of; regardless of
- 不愧 (bú kuì): be worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
- 不料 (bú liào): unexpectedly; to one’s surprise
- 不像话 (bú xiàng huà): unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
- 不屑一顾 (bú xiè yī gù): to disdain as beneath contempt
- 不得已 (bù dé yǐ): act against one’s will; have no alternative but to; have to; to have no choice; must
- 不妨 (bù fáng): there is no harm in; might as well
- 不敢当 (bù gǎn dāng): lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don’t deserve your praise; you flatter me
- 不禁 (bù jīn): can’t help (doing something); can’t refrain from
- 不堪 (bù kān): cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
- 不可思议 (bù kě sī yì): inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable
- 不免 (bù miǎn): unavoidable
- 不时 (bù shí): frequently; often
- 不惜 (bù xī): not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do something); no scruples (to do something)
- 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià): equally matched; about the same
- 不言而喻 (bù yán ér yù): it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不由得 (bù yóu de): can’t help; cannot but
- 不择手段 (bù zé shǒu duàn): by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
- 不止 (bù zhǐ): incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
- 层出不穷 (céng chū bù qióng): more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)
- 川流不息 (chuān liú bù xī): the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 大不了 (dà bù liǎo): at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming
- 得不偿失 (dé bù cháng shī): (saying) the gains do not make up for the losses
- 供不应求 (gōng bù yìng qiú): supply does not meet demand
- 恨不得 (hèn bu dé): wishing one could do something; to hate to be unable; itching to do something; can’t wait for; to wish one could do something; to desire strongly
- 刻不容缓 (kè bù róng huǎn): to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
- 络绎不绝 (luò yì bù jué): continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
- 迫不及待 (pò bù jí dài): impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
- 锲而不舍 (qiè ér bù shě): to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at something; to persevere; unflagging efforts
- 滔滔不绝 (tāo tāo bù jué): unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
- 微不足道 (wēi bù zú dào): negligible; insignificant
- 无微不至 (wú wēi bù zhì): in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
- 一丝不苟 (yì sī bù gǒu): not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
- 有条不紊 (yǒu tiáo bù wěn): regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 客
HSK 1 Word List
不客气 (bú kè qi): you’re welcome; it’s my pleasure (answer to someone who thanks)
HSK 3 Word List
客人 (kè rén): visitor; guest; customer; client; CL: 位 (wèi)
HSK 4 Word List
- 顾客 (gù kè): client; customer; CL: 位 (wèi)
- 客厅 (kè tīng): drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room; CL: 间 (jiān)
HSK 5 Word List
- 好客 (hào kè): hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly
- 客观 (kè guān): objective; impartial
HSK 6 Word List
- 客户 (kè hù): client; customer
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 气
HSK 1 Word List
- 不客气 (bú kè qi): you’re welcome; it’s my pleasure (answer to someone who thanks)
- 天气 (tiān qì): weather
HSK 3 Word List
- 生气 (shēng qì): angry; mad; offended; animated; to get angry; to be enraged; to take offense; animation
HSK 4 Word List
- 空气 (kōng qì): air; atmosphere
- 力气 (lì qi): strength; CL:把 (bǎ)
- 脾气 (pí qi): temperament; disposition; temper; CL:个 (gè)
- 气候 (qì hòu): climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:种(zhǒng)
HSK 5 Word List
- 气氛 (qì fēn): atmosphere; mood
- 淘气 (táo qì): naughty; bad
- 小气 (xiǎo qi): stingy; petty; miserly; narrow-minded
- 勇气 (yǒng qì): courage; valor; (to have) the nerve
- 语气 (yǔ qì): tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:个 (gè)
- 运气 (yùn qi): luck (good or bad)
HSK 6 Word List
- 喘气 (chuǎn qì): to breathe deeply; to pant
- 风气 (fēng qì): general mood; atmosphere; common practice
- 服气 (fú qì): to be convinced; to accept
- 福气 (fú qi): good fortune; to enjoy good fortune
- 和气 (hé qi): friendly; polite; amiable
- 娇气 (jiāo qì): delicate; squeamish; finicky
- 口气 (kǒu qì): tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
- 理直气壮 (lǐ zhí qì zhuàng): in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one’s side; to have the courage of one’s convictions; just and forceful
- 气概 (qì gài): lofty quality; mettle; spirit
- 气功 (qì gōng): qigong, a system of deep breathing exercises
- 气魄 (qì pò): spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude
- 气色 (qì sè): complexion
- 气势 (qì shì): momentum; manner; energy; look of great force or imposing manner; powerful
- 气味 (qì wèi): odor; scent
- 气象 (qì xiàng): meteorological feature; CL:个 (gè); meteorology; atmosphere or scene
- 气压 (qì yā): atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure
- 气质 (qì zhí): temperament; personality traits; manners
- 神气 (shén qì): expression; manner; spirited; vigorous
- 叹气 (tàn qì): to sigh; to heave a sigh
- 天然气 (tiān rán qì): natural gas
- 泄气 (xiè qì): discouraged; dejected; demoralized; despairing; to want to give up; to deflate (air from a tyre)
- 氧气 (yǎng qì): oxygen
- 朝气蓬勃 (zhāo qì péng bó): full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
- 争气 (zhēng qì): to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
- 正气 (zhèng qì): healthy environment; healthy atmosphere; righteousness; vital energy (in Chinese medicine)
- 志气 (zhì qì): ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
