打扰

打擾
dǎrǎo
verb HSK 5 #945

Meanings

  1. 1 to disturb; to bother; to trouble

Examples

HSK 1
Dǎrǎole, wǒ xiān zǒu le.
Sorry for the disturbance, I'll be going now.
HSK 2
Bùhǎoyìsi, dǎrǎo yīxià.
Excuse me, sorry to bother you.
HSK 4
Tóngshì zhèngzài zhuānxīn gōngzuò, wǒ bùhǎoyìsi qù dǎrǎo.
My colleague is focused on work, so I feel bad about disturbing 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 is used when leaving, apologizing for having taken someone's time.

Stroke Order

rǎo