How To Say You Are Welcome In Chinese?

The basic information of welcome in Chinese

If you look up the dictionary, welcome is translated into Chinese as 欢迎 [huān yíng], which means greet someone with great joy.

For example:
欢迎来到中国。
huān yíng lái dào zhōng guó。
Welcome to China.

Phrases or sentences to express you are welcome in Chinese

China is a country that pays great attention to etiquette. In China, people usually say "thank you" to express their gratitude. What should you say when someone says “thank you” to you? How do you say “you’re welcome” in Chinese?

1. 不客气 [bú kè qì] / 不用客气 [bú yòng kè qì]- You’re welcome. It’s the simplest and most common ways to respond whenever someone says thank you.

2. 不用谢 [bú yòng xiè] - You’re welcome. /No need for thanks. This expression is similar to 不客气 [bú kè qì].

3. 别客气 [bié kè qì] - You’re welcome. It has the similar usage of 不客气 [bú kè qì].

4. 你太客气了 [nǐ tài kè qì le] - You are too polite. It means there is no need to be so polite.

5. 别见外 [bié jiàn wài] –Don’t regard me as an outsider. It means you consider the person who you are talking as a friend, and you want to let him/her be relaxed.

6. 没事 [méi shì] / 这没什么[zhè méi shén me] - It’s nothing.

7. 小意思 [xiǎo yì sī] - It’s not a big deal. No sweat.

8. 小事一桩 [xiǎo shì yì zhuāng] - It’s a piece of cake.

9. 应该的 [yīng gāi de] - There is no need to say thank you because this is something I should do.

10. 我的荣幸 [wǒ de róng xìng] - It is my pleasure. It is a more formal expression of “You’re welcome” in Chinese.

11. 不麻烦 [bù má fán] - No bother at all.

12. 谢什么呢 [xiè shén me ne] - There is nothing to thank. It is similar to 不用谢 [bú yòng xiè].

13. 咱俩谁跟谁啊 [zán liǎng shuí gēn shuí ā] – We are friends, it’s not a big deal.

Other common phrases or sentences saying you are welcome in ancient China

1. 举手之劳 [jǔ shǒu zhī láo] - It means it is just a slight effort.

2. 区区小事，何足挂齿 [qū qū xiǎo shì, hé zú guà chǐ] - It means it’s easy to do something, and there is no need to say.

3. 不必言谢 [bú bì yán xiè] - There is no need to say thank you.

4. 荣幸之至 [róng xìng zhī zhì] - It is my pleasure. It is my honor.

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