打扰打擾 dǎrǎo — to disturb, to bother (someone)
dǎrǎo (third tone, dipping)da3rao3
Traditional: 打擾
to disturb, to bother (someone)
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to disturb, to bother (someone)
扰, to trouble, stir up — 打扰 is interrupting someone’s peace or work, deliberately or not. Said of oneself, 打扰了 or 打扰一下 is the standard way to open an interruption politely, roughly "sorry to bother you".
verb
Common combinations
- 打扰一下dǎrǎo (third tone, dipping) yíxià (second tone, rising)
excuse me, sorry to bother you
Example sentences
- 对不起，打扰你一下，现在几点了？對不起，打擾你一下，現在幾點了？Duìbuqǐ, (fourth tone, falling) dǎrǎo (third tone, dipping) nǐ (third tone, dipping) yíxià, (second tone, rising) xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) jǐ (third tone, dipping) diǎn (third tone, dipping) le? (neutral tone)···
Excuse me, sorry to bother you — what time is it now?
- 他在睡觉，别打扰他。他在睡覺，別打擾他。Tā (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) shuìjiào, (fourth tone, falling) bié (second tone, rising) dǎrǎo (third tone, dipping) tā. (first tone, high and level)···
He’s asleep — don’t disturb him.