A1 · reviewed · real-chinese

麻烦你了。

Sorry to trouble you. / Thanks for helping.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

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Scene

When to use it

Thanking someone for handling a request or acknowledging that you are asking them to help.

Risk

safe

Do not use it sarcastically. Keep the tone warm.

Literal

Trouble you already.

麻烦你了 is a high-frequency politeness phrase around favors, service, and work help.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 Sorry to trouble you with this.
02 Could you please help me take a look?

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A I will ask for you.
B Thanks for helping.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 Thanks for the trouble.
02 Thank you. Simpler.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 麻烦你了。 mean?

Answer: Sorry to trouble you. / Thanks for helping.

麻烦你了 is a high-frequency politeness phrase around favors, service, and work help.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 麻烦你了。

Answer: má fan nǐ le.

麻烦你了。 is pronounced má fan nǐ le.

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03 · Which line politely thanks someone for helping with a favor?

Answer: 麻烦你了。

Thanking someone for handling a request or acknowledging that you are asking them to help.

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