A0 · reviewed · real-chinese

别客气。

You are welcome. / Do not be so polite.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

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Scene

When to use it

Replying warmly when someone says thank you.

Risk

safe

Do not translate it as an instruction to stop being polite in English. It is a set phrase.

Literal

Do not be polite.

别客气 is a natural response to 谢谢 and sounds warmer than a literal translation.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 You are welcome. It is what I should do.
02 No worries. You are welcome.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Thank you.
B You are welcome.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 You are welcome.
02 No need to thank me.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 别客气。 mean?

Answer: You are welcome. / Do not be so polite.

别客气 is a natural response to 谢谢 and sounds warmer than a literal translation.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 别客气。

Answer: bié kè qi.

别客气。 is pronounced bié kè qi.

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03 · Which line answers 谢谢 warmly?

Answer: 别客气。

Replying warmly when someone says thank you.

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