劳驾

劳驾 láojià

Excuse me

劳驾 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體 勞駕 laojia

What 劳驾 means

  1. Excuse me

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Character by character

劳驾 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

劳
láo
Work (exhausted - toil - service)
驾
jià
Harness (to drive)

How to write 劳驾

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劳驾 in a sentence

劳驾,请让一下。
Láo jià, qǐng ràng yíxià.
Excuse me, please let me through.
劳驾,这个座位有人吗?
Láo jià, zhège zuòwèi yǒu rén ma?
Excuse me, is this seat taken?

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Questions about 劳驾

What does 劳驾 mean in English?

劳驾 is pronounced láojià and means Excuse me.

How do you pronounce 劳驾?

劳驾 is láojià in pinyin — written laojia without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 劳驾?

劳驾 is written with 2 characters: 劳 (láo) Work (exhausted - toil - service), 驾 (jià) Harness (to drive). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 劳驾 written in traditional Chinese?

勞駕. The simplified form 劳驾 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 勞駕 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced láojià.

Is 劳驾 an HSK word?

Yes — 劳驾 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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