借口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / excuse / pretext syn 藉口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext / also written 借口[jie4 kou3] 托词 託詞 tuō cí to make an excuse / pretext / excuse syn 借光 jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige syn 敬谢不敏 敬謝不敏 jìng xiè bù mǐn please excuse me for not complying / to politely decline syn 借过 借過 jiè guò excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) 请便 請便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish! / You are welcome to do whatever you like! / Please make yourself at home. syn 请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? syn 对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry / excuse me / I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down / to disappoint syn 原谅 原諒 yuán liàng to excuse / to forgive / to pardon syn 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5] syn 免除 miǎn chú to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit syn 盾牌 dùn pái shield / pretext / excuse syn 包涵 bāo hán to excuse / to forgive / to bear with / to contain syn 推托 tuī tuō to make excuses / to give an excuse (for not doing something) syn 说辞 說辭 shuō cí excuse / pretext / entreaties / arguments syn 借故 jiè gù to find an excuse syn 挡箭牌 擋箭牌 dǎng jiàn pái shield / (fig.) excuse syn 劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me syn 由头 由頭 yóu tou pretext / excuse / justification / reason syn 失陪 shī péi Excuse me, I must be leaving now. syn 假条 假條 jià tiáo leave of absence request (from work or school) / excuse note / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn 辩词 辯詞 biàn cí an excuse 免 miǎn to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited syn 饰 飾 shì decoration / ornament / to decorate / to adorn / to hide / to conceal (a fault) / excuse (to hide a fault) / to play a role (in opera) / to impersonate syn 谅 諒 liàng to show understanding / to excuse / to presume / to expect syn 宽假 寬假 kuān jiǎ to pardon / to excuse 宽贷 寬貸 kuān dài to pardon / to excuse 找台阶儿 找台階兒 zhǎo tái jiē r to find an excuse / to look for a pretext 推说 推說 tuī shuō to plead / to claim as an excuse 支走 zhī zǒu to send sb away (with an excuse) 谢病 謝病 xiè bìng to excuse oneself because of illness 辩辞 辯辭 biàn cí an excuse 饰词 飾詞 shì cí excuse / pretext syn 饶过 饒過 ráo guò to pardon / to excuse / to forgive 歹势 歹勢 dǎi shì (Tw) excuse me / to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) 有失远迎 有失遠迎 yǒu shī yuǎn yíng (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you syn 胡编 胡編 hú biān to make things up / to concoct (a story, an excuse etc) syn 先走一步 xiān zǒu yī bù to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease / to die first (e.g. before one's spouse) 包涵 bāo han to excuse / to forgive / to bear with / to be tolerant syn 拍谢 拍謝 pāi xiè (Tw) excuse me / to be sorry / apologetic / embarrassed / shy (from Taiwanese 歹勢, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) (also sometimes written as 歹勢 in Mandarin) 请勿 請勿 qǐng wù please don't syn 敬请 敬請 jìng qǐng please (do sth) (deferential form) syn 请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" 请看 請看 qǐng kàn please see ... / vide 拜托 拜託 bài tuō to request sb to do sth / please! syn 温馨提示 溫馨提示 wēn xīn tí shì Please note: / tip / hint 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn 见谅 見諒 jiàn liàng please forgive me syn 珍重 zhēn zhòng precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself! syn 参看 參看 cān kàn to consult for reference / see also / please refer to syn 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. syn 请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè to try to please syn 切莫 qiè mò you must not / Please don't... / be sure not to / on no account (do it) syn 宽衣 寬衣 kuān yī please take off your coat (honorific) / loose-fitting garment syn 哗众取宠 嘩眾取寵 huá zhòng qǔ chǒng sensationalism / vulgar claptrap to please the crowds / playing to the gallery / demagogy syn 务请 務請 wù qǐng please (formal) 恕罪 shù zuì please forgive me 费神 費神 fèi shén to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...? syn 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn 请 請 qǐng to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request syn 斧正 fǔ zhèng (polite) please amend my writing syn 投合 tóu hé to go well together / to be compatible / to cater to / to please syn 甭 béng (contraction of 不用[bu4yong4]) need not / please don't syn 妩 嫵 wǔ flatter / to please 覅 fiào contraction of 勿要 / must not / please don't 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.) / fig. Please give me your frank opinion. / Your criticism will be most valuable. 请君入瓮 請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom) / fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine 使高兴 使高興 shǐ gāo xìng to please / to make happy / to gratify / to rejoice 下面请看 下面請看 xià miàn qǐng kàn please see below 别太客气 別太客氣 bié tài kè qi lit. no excessive politeness / Don't mention it! / You're welcome! / Please don't stand on ceremony. 别客气 別客氣 bié kè qi don't mention it / no formalities, please syn 另请高明 另請高明 lìng qǐng gāo míng please find sb better qualified than me (idiom) 多多关照 多多關照 duō duō guān zhào Please take care! 掷还 擲還 zhì huán please return (an item sent in the mail) 薄面 bó miàn my meager sensibilities / blushing face / please do it for my sake (i.e. to save my face)(humble) 见亮 見亮 jiàn liàng please forgive me 请先登录 請先登錄 qǐng xiān dēng lù please register first 请别见怪 請別見怪 qǐng bié jiàn guài please don't be upset / no hard feelings / absit iniuria verbis / let injury by words be absent 请勿吸烟 請勿吸煙 qǐng wù xī yān No smoking / Please do not smoke 请勿打扰 請勿打擾 qǐng wù dǎ rǎo please do not disturb 请多关照 請多關照 qǐng duō guān zhào please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting) 请您回复 請您回復 qǐng nín huí fù repondez s'il vous plait / R.S.V.P. / please reply 雅正 yǎ zhèng correct (literary) / upright / (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings. / I await your esteemed corrections. syn 高高手 gāo gāo shǒu Please do not be too severe on me! 高高手儿 高高手兒 gāo gāo shǒu r Please do not be too severe on me! 示复 示覆 shì fù please answer (epistolary style) 哂纳 哂納 shěn nà (literary) please kindly accept 凑趣 湊趣 còu qù to comply in order to please others / to accommodate sb else's taste / to make fun of 你看着办吧 你看著辦吧 nǐ kàn zhe bàn ba You figure it out for yourself. / Do as you please. 难伺候 難伺候 nán cì hou (coll.) hard to please / high-maintenance 甮 fèng contraction of 勿用 / (dialect) need not / please don't 烦请 煩請 fán qǐng (courteous) would you please ... 众口难调 眾口難調 zhòng kǒu nán tiáo it's difficult to please everyone (idiom) 失敬 shī jìng to show disrespect / I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me syn 不吝珠玉 bù lìn - zhū yù (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion / your criticism will be most valuable 侵删 侵刪 qīn shān (Internet slang) if this is an infringement of copyright, please notify me and I will remove it 有怪莫怪 yǒu guài mò guài please don't take offense / don't take it personally 