Chinese word · Mandarin
对不起
duìbuqǐIn English: sorry; excuse me
Example sentences
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小王，对不起，我迟到了。
Xiǎo Wáng, duìbùqǐ, wǒ chídào le.
Xiao Wang, I'm sorry I'm late.
easy -
慧雯，对不起，我忘记带你的书了。
Huìwén, duìbùqǐ, wǒ wàngjì dài nǐ de shū le.
Huiwen, I'm sorry I forgot to bring your book.
easy -
丽娜，对不起，我不小心碰到了你。
Lìnà, duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù xiǎoxīn pèng dào le nǐ.
Lina, I'm sorry I accidentally bumped into you.
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小吴对不起，我没有及时回复你的信息，因为我在忙。
Xiǎo Wú duìbùqǐ, wǒ méiyǒu jíshí huífù nǐ de xìnxī, yīnwèi wǒ zài máng.
Xiao Wu, I'm sorry I didn't reply to your message in time because I was busy.
medium -
欣怡，我真心对不起，因为我没有注意到你在说话，而让你感到不被重视。
Xīnyí, wǒ zhēnxīn duìbùqǐ, yīnwèi wǒ méiyǒu zhùyì dào nǐ zài shuōhuà, ér ràng nǐ gǎndào bù bèi zhòngshì.
Xinyi, I sincerely apologize because I didn't notice you were speaking, which made you feel unvalued.
hard
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