对不起(duì bu qǐ): I'm sorry
I'm sorry
Character breakdown
3 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 对不起 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- duì bu qǐ
- Meaning
- I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Characters
- 3
- Traditional
- 對不起
Appears in lessons
对不起 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 对不起 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
对不起，我爱你。
duì bù qǐ wǒ ài nǐ
I'm sorry, I love you.
对不起，我错了。
duì bù qǐ wǒ cuò le
Sorry, I made a mistake.
Related words
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