Learn More About Sorry in Chinese
This Chinese flashcard will tell you the most popular or commonly used Chinese words and short phrases in seconds. Here the Chinese word 对不起 (duì bù qǐ), the largest Chinese characters and word focused on the top Chinese flashcard above, is the most popular word to express apologies in Chinese, corresponding with the apology expressions of Sorry or I'm sorry.
This fixed Chinese expression 对不起 consists of three Chinese characters: the first character 对 (duì) is the common Chinese word with the meaning of right or correct, the second is one of three vital negative words in Chinese 不 (bù) equal to say no, and the last 起 (qǐ) has several meanings but here as an adverb following the Chinese negative word to indicate insufficiently in the Chinese language.
There is another similar Chinese word 不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si) which is also a popular phrase for apologizing as similar as 对不起 but pointing to a slighter apology and more appeared in spoken Chinese.
RECOMMENDED: To know more about the word Sorry or the phrase I'm Sorry in Chinese besides the flashcard content above, please go further reading on the bilingual story 10 Useful Ways to Say Sorry in Chinese here.
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Easy-to-learn Pinyin:
Duì bù qǐ, wǒ shī yuē le 。
Standard Chinese Pinyin:
Duìbùqǐ, wǒ shīyuē le 。
Easy-to-learn Pinyin:
Duì bù qǐ , wǒ zhǐ shì gè pǔ tōng rén , bù rú nǐ qī dài de nà bān wán měi 。
Standard Chinese Pinyin:
Duìbùqǐ , wǒ zhǐshì gè pǔtōng rén , bùrú nǐ qīdài de nà bān wánměi 。
Easy-to-learn Pinyin:
Duì bù qǐ ，wǒ zhǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ 。
Standard Chinese Pinyin:
Duìbùqǐ ，wǒ zhǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ 。
