打扰

打擾

dǎrǎo

verb HSK 5 #945

Meanings

1 to disturb; to bother; to trouble

Characters

to disturb; to bother

Examples

不好意思，打扰一下。

Bùhǎoyìsi, dǎrǎo yīxià.

Excuse me, sorry to bother you.

请不要打扰我。

Qǐng bùyào dǎrǎo wǒ.

Please don't disturb me.

打扰了，我先走了。

Dǎrǎole, wǒ xiān zǒu le.

Sorry for the disturbance, I'll be going now.

他正在工作，别去打扰他。

Tā zhèngzài gōngzuò, bié qù dǎrǎo tā.

He's working, don't go bother him.

Tips

usage

打扰一下 is one of the most polite ways to get someone's attention - similar to "excuse me" in English. 打扰了 is used when leaving, apologizing for having taken someone's time.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

扰 rǎo