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劳驾

láo jià

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 勞駕

劳驾 (láo jià) means "excuse me". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 劳驾 means

1. excuse me

The characters in 劳驾

• 劳láo(bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed
• 驾jiàto harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive

Example sentences

• 劳驾!
  Excuse me!
• 劳驾，来一杯咖啡。
  Láojià, lái yī bēi kāfēi.
  Could I have a cup of coffee?
• 可否劳驾你帮我个忙？
  Kěfǒu láojià nǐ bāng wǒ gè máng?
  Could you please do me a favor?

Where 劳驾 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Remaining & Varied Terms (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read láo jià correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.