不客气

bù kè qi

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1

Definitions

1. you're welcome
2. don't mention it
3. impolite
4. rude
5. blunt

Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 谢谢 xiè xie 谢谢 xiè xie to thank Response to thanks; '不客气' is a polite reply to '谢谢': to thank

Register variants

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• 不用谢 bù yòng xiè 不用谢 bù yòng xiè You're welcome 口语中更常用，比不客气更随意: You're welcome
• 别客气 bié kè qi 别客气 bié kè qi don't mention it '别客气' is a slightly more casual variant, both meaning 'you're welcome': don't mention it

Related words

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• 没关系 méi guān xi 没关系 méi guān xi it doesn't matter 回应道歉的用语，不客气用于回应感谢: it doesn't matter

Usage notes

Collocations

Responding to 谢谢 (thank you). Cannot be used to respond to 对不起 (sorry), which requires 没关系.

Cultural notes

Using 不客气 shows politeness, but with close friends, 没事 (it's nothing) or 不用谢 (no need to thank) may feel more natural.

Example Sentences

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谢谢你帮我， 不客气 。

Thank you for helping me. You're welcome.

不客气

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1513716)

不客气 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 700670)

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Words Containing 不客气

• 毫不客气 毫不客气 háo bù kè qi: no trace of politeness

Child Words of 不客气

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 客气 客气 kè qi: polite
• 气 气 qì: gas; air
• 客 客 kè: customer