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添麻烦

tiān má fan · tian ma fan

Traditional 添麻煩

Meaning

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  1. to cause trouble for sb
  2. to inconvenience
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Watering the plants

  1. Liangliang

    不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，又(yòu)要(yào)给(gěi)你(nǐ)添麻烦(tiānmáfan)了(le)。

    Sorry, I need to bother you again.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    What is it?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)周末(zhōumò)出差(chūchāi)，能(néng)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)浇(jiāo)花(huā)吗(ma)？

    I'm on a business trip this weekend. Can I ask you to water my plants?

  4. Dengdeng

    不(bù)麻烦(máfan)，我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)路过(lùguò)你(nǐ)家(jiā)。

    It's no trouble. I pass your home every day.

  5. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)，总(zǒng)给(gěi)你(nǐ)添麻烦(tiānmáfan)，我(wǒ)回来(huílai)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Thanks. I always cause you trouble. I'll treat you to a meal when I'm back.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)来(lái)浇(jiāo)，你(nǐ)多(duō)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吃(chī)几顿(jǐdùn)。

    Then I will come and water them every day, and you treat me to more meals.

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2 examples
01

给(gěi)你(nǐ)添(tiān)麻(má)烦(fan)了(le)，真(zhēn)的(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)抱(bào)歉(qiàn)。

I'm very sorry to have troubled you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yeyue · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)给(gěi)邻(lín)居(jū)添(tiān)麻(má)烦(fan)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)自(zì)己(jǐ)搬(bān)了(le)箱(xiāng)子(zi)。

I didn't want to trouble my neighbors, so I moved the boxes myself.

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