MEANING/意义
    抱歉
      
  • bào qiàn
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    sorry; regret; be sorry; apologetic
    Type adjective/形容词  
        
      2
      
    sorry; to regret; We apologize!; to feel apologetic
    Type adjective/形容词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 随口说声抱歉
      
      
    suí kǒu shuō shēng bào qiàn
      
    sound for pinyin
    Blunder out an apology

  • 很抱歉恐怕不行
      
      
    hěn bào qiàn kǒng pà bù xíng
      
    sound for pinyin
    So sorry. I'm afraid no.
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 很抱歉
      
    hěn bào qiàn
      
    sound for pinyin
    very sorry; many apologies

  • 真抱歉
      
    zhēn bào qiàn
      
    sound for pinyin
    feel really sorry; be truly apologetic

  • 非常抱歉
      
    fēi cháng bào qiàn
      
    sound for pinyin
    (I'm)  terribly sorry.

  • 至感抱歉
      
    zhì gǎn bào qiàn
      
    sound for pinyin
    (often in Taiwan, very formal)  sincerely feel sorry
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