Writing
劳驾 (láo jià) — how to say "excuse me" in Chinese
劳驾
Excuse me, please (polite request)
verb
Character composition
劳
to trouble
驾
to drive (respectful)
Radicals / Keys
馬
Horse
#187 · mǎ · 10 strokes
力
Power
#19 · lì · 2 strokes
Synonyms
勞駕
Excuse me
láo jià · traditional characters, Taiwan
Collocations
劳驾让一下
láojià ràng yíxià
excuse me, please let me through
Examples
劳驾，您能告诉我去最近的邮局怎么走吗？我好像迷路了。
Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office? I think I'm lost.
劳驾，请问...
Excuse me, could you please tell me...
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "excuse me" in Chinese?
"excuse me" in Chinese is 劳驾 (láo jià).
劳驾 meaning in English
劳驾 (láo jià) means "Excuse me, please (polite request)".
Excuse me in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced láo jià (written as lao jia, laojia). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "excuse me" in Chinese characters?
It is written 劳驾: 劳 has 7 strokes, 驾 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 劳驾?
劳驾 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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