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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 对不起.
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Character Breakdown
对不起 consists of 3 characters.
How to Use 对不起 in Sentences
Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 对不起 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
nǐ你
neutral
sorry to you
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
dà大
jiā家
neutral
sorry to everyone
shuō说
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
neutral
say sorry
zhēn真
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
informalSpoken
really sorry
Example Sentences with 对不起
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
Sorry, I'm late.
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
wàng忘
le了
dài带
zuò作
yè业
。
Sorry, I forgot to bring my homework.
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
qǐng请
wèn问
xiàn现
zài在
jǐ几
diǎn点
le了
？
Excuse me, could you tell me what time it is now?
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
dǎ打
fān翻
le了
nǐ你
de的
shuǐ水
bēi杯
。
Sorry, I accidentally knocked over your water cup.
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
bù不
néng能
cān参
jiā加
míng明
tiān天
de的
huì会
yì议
。
I'm sorry, I cannot attend tomorrow's meeting.
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
zhè这
bú不
shì是
wǒ我
de的
cuò错
。
Sorry, but this is not my fault.
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
gāng刚
cái才
shuō说
huà话
tài太
zhí直
jiē接
le了
，
kě可
néng能
ràng让
nǐ你
bù不
shū舒
fú服
le了
。
Sorry, I was too direct just now, which might have made you uncomfortable.
duì对
bù不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
lái来
wǎn晚
le了
，
yīn因
wèi为
lù路
shang上
dǔ堵
chē车
。
Sorry I'm late, because there was a traffic jam on the road.