Sorry in Chinese (Mandarin): 对不起 (duìbuqǐ)
对不起
duìbuqǐ
sorry
- Simplified
- 对不起
- Traditional
- 對不起
- Pinyin
- duìbuqǐ
- Typed as
- duibuqi
Use it in a sentence
碰到你，对不起。
碰到你，對不起。
I bumped into you, sorry.
The characters in 对不起
对 / 對
Facing, right.
5 strokes
不
Not.
4 strokes
起
To rise.
10 strokes
对不起 is "can't face you", I'm sorry. Say 不 short and light: duì-bu-qǐ. The reply is 没关系 (méi guānxi).
More examples with 对不起
对不起，我迟到了。
對不起，我遲到了。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le.
Sorry, I'm late.
对不起，我不是故意的。
對不起，我不是故意的。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bú shì gùyì de.
Sorry, I didn't mean to.
How to write 对不起 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
对 5 strokes
不 4 strokes
起 10 strokes
In Traditional characters:
對 14 strokes
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