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原谅

yuán liàng · yuan liang

Traditional 原諒

HSK 6Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to excuse
  2. to forgive
  3. to pardon
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Forgive me

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)忘了(wàngle)你(nǐ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)，你(nǐ)能(néng)原谅(yuánliàng)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    I forgot your birthday. Can you forgive me?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)原谅(yuánliàng)你(nǐ)。

    I don't forgive you.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)。

    Then I'll treat you to hotpot.

  4. Dengdeng

    火锅(huǒguō)？那(nà)我(wǒ)原谅(yuánliàng)你(nǐ)一半(yībàn)。

    Hotpot? Then I forgive you halfway.

  5. Liangliang

    再(zài)加(jiā)一场(yīchǎng)电影(diànyǐng)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)全部(quánbù)原谅(yuánliàng)我(wǒ)吧(ba)？

    Add a movie, and you forgive me completely?

  6. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)是(shì)下个月(xiàgèyuè)，你(nǐ)没忘(méiwàng)！

    Actually my birthday is next month. You didn't forget!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)会(huì)原(yuán)谅(liàng)你(nǐ)，除(chú)非(fēi)你(nǐ)真(zhēn)诚(chéng)地(de)道(dào)歉(qiàn)。

I won’t forgive you unless you apologise sincerely.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)原(yuán)谅(liàng)了(le)男(nán)孩(hái)的(de)粗(cū)鲁(lǔ)。

She forgave the boy for his rudeness.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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