How to Say “You are welcome” in Chinese
Greetings and politeness · HSK 1
"You are welcome" in Chinese is 不客气 (bú kè qi). Response to 谢谢. 不客气 (bú kèqi, "no need for politeness") is the standard polite reply.
Primary translation
不客气
bú kè qi
Traditional: 不客氣
Variants by register
Casual
不用谢
bú yòng xiè
When to use it
Response to 谢谢. 不客气 (bú kèqi, "no need for politeness") is the standard polite reply. 不用谢 (bú yòng xiè, "no need to thank") is slightly more casual and extremely common. In the south of China and Taiwan, 不会 (bú huì) means roughly the same thing in reply to small thank-yous. For "it was nothing / my pleasure", 没事 (méi shì, "no problem") or 小事一桩 (small matter) fit casual conversation.
Example sentences
不客气，这是应该的。
Bú kèqi, zhè shì yīnggāi de.
You are welcome, it is what I should do.
不用谢，举手之劳。
Bú yòng xiè, jǔshǒu zhī láo.
Do not mention it, it was no trouble.
没事，下次再来。
Méi shì, xiàcì zài lái.
No problem, come again next time.