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Someone says duìbuqǐ (I'm sorry) to you. Which reply means 'It doesn't matter' or 'That's all right'?

Méi guānxi (没关系), it doesn't matter.

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  1. bú shì (不是)
  2. xièxie (谢谢)
  3. méi guānxi (没关系) ✔

Why: Méi guānxi is the friendly answer to an apology. Bú shì means no, it isn't, and xièxie means thank you. The full form is méiyǒu guānxi.

Huh, didn't know that: Guānxi on its own means relationship or connection, so méi guānxi is literally 'no connection', nothing to worry about.

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My friend stepped on my foot and said duìbuqǐ. I said méi guānxi. My foot said otherwise.
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Answer: méi guānxi (没关系). Méi guānxi is the friendly answer to an apology. Bú shì means no, it isn't, and xièxie means thank you. The full form is méiyǒu guānxi.

  1. MDBG Chinese Dictionary (CC-CEDICT): 没关系 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%B2%A1%E5%85%B3%E7%B3%BB
    it doesn't matter
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Peace Corps China, Chinese Basic Lessons for Invitees (Mandarin) files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/thepeoplesrepublicofchina/CN_Mandarin_Language_Lessons.pdf
    That’s all right
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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