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对不起 (duì bu qǐ): Sorry (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

对 • duì • correct; right • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
duì对

correct; right

不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù不

not; no

起 • qǐ • to rise, to get up, to start
qǐ起

to rise, to get up, to start

Word Info

Pinyinduì bu qǐ
Meaningsorry
Characters3
SyntaxVerb

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 对不起.

  • 高兴gāo xìngpleased; happy
  • 工作gōng zuòjob; work
  • 朋友péng youfriend
  • 衣服yī fuclothes
  • 多少duō shaohow much/many?
  • 时候shí hou[duration of] time
  • 椅子yǐ zichair
  • 杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
  • 没有méi yǒudon't have
  • 今天jīn tiāntoday
  • 打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
  • 认识rèn shito know [be familiar with]
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 对不起.

Words with 对

  • 反对fǎn duìto fight against; to opposed to something
  • 对于duì yúabout; with regard to
  • 对话duì huàdialogue
  • 对面duì miànopposite
  • 对待duì dàito treat; handle; be in a position related to another
  • 对手duì shǒuopponent; adversary; rival
  • 对方duì fāngcounterpart; the other party
  • 对比duì bǐcontrast; comparison; ratio
4.

How to Use 对不起 in Sentences

Verb + Object
duì对
bu不
qǐ起
nǐ你
neutral
sorry to you
duì对
bu不
qǐ起
dà大
jiā家
shuō说
duì对
bu不
qǐ起
neutral
say sorry
Adverb + Verbwith真
zhēn真
duì对
bu不
qǐ起
5.

Example Sentences with 对不起

duì对
bu不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
lái来
neutral
sorry to everyone
informal
Spoken
really sorry
wǎn晚
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.