没关系

沒關係

méiguānxi

phrase HSK 1 #619

Meanings

Literally 'no relationship/connection' - it doesn't matter, there's no issue between us.

HSK 1

对不起！没关系。

Duìbuqǐ! Méiguānxi.

Sorry! - It's OK.

HSK 3

迟到没关系。

Chídào méiguānxi.

Being late doesn't matter.

HSK 3

没关系，我们可以再试一次。

Méiguānxi, wǒmen kěyǐ zài shì yí cì.

It doesn't matter, we can try again.

culture

没关系 is the standard polite response to 对不起 (sorry). It's one of the first conversational pairs Chinese learners memorize.

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