没关系

沒關係

méi guānxi

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! Méi guānxi.

Sorry! - It's OK.

HSK 3

迟到没关系。

Chídào méi guānxi.

Being late doesn't matter.

HSK 3

没关系，我们可以再试一次。

Méi guānxi, 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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