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歉意

qiàn yì · qian yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. apology
  2. regret
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The broken flowerpot

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)球(qiú)把(bǎ)王(wáng)奶奶(nǎinai)的(de)花盆(huāpén)打碎(dǎsuì)了(le)。

    My ball broke Grandma Wang's flowerpot.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)快(kuài)去(qù)表达(biǎodá)一下(yīxià)歉意(qiànyì)吧(ba)！

    Go and say sorry quickly!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)带(dài)什么(shénme)去(qù)，才(cái)能(néng)表示(biǎoshì)我(wǒ)的(de)歉意(qiànyì)？

    What should I bring to show my apology?

  4. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)一盆(yīpén)新(xīn)花(huā)，再(zài)说(shuō)对不起(duìbuqǐ)。

    Buy a new plant, then say sorry.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)了(le)，王(wáng)奶奶(nǎinai)说(shuō)没关系(méiguānxi)，那个(nàge)花盆(huāpén)她(tā)本来(běnlái)就(jiù)想(xiǎng)换(huàn)。

    I went. Grandma Wang said never mind, she wanted to replace that pot anyway.

  6. Dengdeng

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，你(nǐ)的(de)歉意(qiànyì)她(tā)收到(shōudào)了(le)。

    Great, she received your apology.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)接(jiē)受(shòu)我(wǒ)诚(chéng)挚(zhì)的(de)歉(qiàn)意(yì)。

Please accept my sincere apologies.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)，向(xiàng)老(lǎo)师(shī)表(biǎo)达(dá)了(le)深(shēn)深(shēn)的(de)歉(qiàn)意(yì)。

He was late and expressed deep regret to the teacher.

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