打扰

打擾
dǎrǎo
verb HSK 5 #945

Meanings

  1. 1 to disturb; to bother; to trouble

Examples

Bù hǎoyìsi, dǎrǎo yīxià.
Excuse me, sorry to bother you.
Qǐng bùyào dǎrǎo wǒ.
Please don't disturb me.
Dǎrǎo le, wǒ xiān zǒu le.
Sorry for the disturbance, I'll be going now.
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 is used when leaving, apologizing for having taken someone's time.

Stroke Order

rǎo