What it means

You're welcome. It literally means "don't be polite" — a way of saying the favor was nothing.

When to use it

The standard reply to 谢谢. 别客气 (bié kèqi) is a close variant, common in northern China.

Examples

xiè谢xie谢!——bú不kè客qi气。

Thanks! — You're welcome.

bú不kè客qi气,zhè这shì是wǒ我yīng应gāi该zuò做de的。

You're welcome, it's what I should do.

bú不kè客qi气,yǒu有xū需yào要zài再zhǎo找wǒ我。

No problem, come find me if you need anything else.

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