不客气

不客氣

búkèqi

phrase HSK 1

Meanings

客气 means 'polite/courteous,' so 不客气 literally means 'no need to be polite' — i.e., 'you're welcome.'

Xièxie nǐ! —— Bú kèqi!

Thank you! —— You're welcome!

usage

Other ways to say 'you're welcome' in Chinese: 没关系 (méi guānxi), 不用谢 (bú yòng xiè), 没事儿 (méi shìr).

mistakes

不客气 can also mean 'rude/impolite' in a different context: 他很不客气 'He was very rude.'

不 bù

客 kè

气 qì