How to say "sorry" in Chinese

对不起
duìbuqǐsorryPart of speech: Phrases

"sorry" in Chinese is 对不起 — pronounced duìbuqǐ.

Written with

  • 对duìcorrect
  • 不bùnot
  • 起qǐto rise
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Sentence patterns that use it

  • 我听不懂。I don't understand
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Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 对不起 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.

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