不客气 (bù kè qi)

Character breakdown

• 不 (bù) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

• 客 (kè) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.

• 气 (qì) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a gust of air.

Example sentences

1. 不客气。 — You're welcome.
2. 不客气。 — You are welcome.
3. 不客气 — Don't mention it.
4. 你要是再给我们公司出洋相，我可就不客气了。 — If you make fun of our company again, we certainly won’t be polite to you.

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