麻烦您

麻煩您
máfannín
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 sorry to trouble you
  2. 2 could you please (polite request)

Examples

Máfan nín bāng wǒ ná yīxià zhège bāo.
Could you please help me grab this bag?
Máfan nín wǎng lǐ zǒu yi zǒu.
Could you please move further in?

Tips

usage
麻烦您 literally 'trouble you' — a softening preamble that signals you're about to ask a favor. Warmer than 请您, which sounds formally transactional. Pair with specific requests: 麻烦您... ('could you kindly help me...'). The response is often 麻烦 ('no trouble at all').

Stroke Order

fán
nín