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对不起 (duìbùqǐ) English Meaning
- I’m sorry
- excuse me
- pardon me
- if you please
- sorry? (please repeat)
- unworthy
- to let down
Traditional Characters: 對不起
Sample Sentences
- 对不起。
Duìbùqǐ.
Excuse me! - 对不起。
Duìbùqǐ.
Sorry. - 对、对不起。
Duì, duìbùqǐ.
You’re right, I’m sorry. - 你对不起我。
Nǐ duìbùqǐ wǒ.
You did me wrong. - 我只想说对不起。
Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuō duìbùqǐ.
I only want to say sorry.
Stroke Order & Character Components
对 (duì): right; correct; couple; pair; towards; at; for; to face; opposite; to treat (sb a certain way); to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; classifier: couple
- ヌ (yòu): still / hand
- 寸 (cùn): thumb
不 (bù): (negative prefix); not; no
- 一 (yī): one
- Unidentified strokes
起 (qǐ): to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from; classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- 走 (zǒu): to walk
- 己 (jǐ): personal
