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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
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

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 对不起.

  • 时候shí hou[duration of] time
  • 米饭mǐ fànrice [cooked; boiled]
  • 今天jīn tiāntoday
  • 电视diàn shìTV
  • 爸爸bà bafather
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 认识rèn shito know [be familiar with]
  • 明天míng tiāntomorrow
  • 朋友péng youfriend
  • 喜欢xǐ huanto like
  • 衣服yī fuclothes
  • 没关系méi guān xino problem
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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
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.
duì miàn
opposite
  • 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
    • Words with 不
    • 不要bù yàodon't!
    • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
    • 不错bù cuòcorrect
    • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
    • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
    • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
    • 不同bù tóngdifferent
    • 不用bù yòngneed not
    Words with 起
    • 一起yì qǐtogether
    • 起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)
    • 起来qǐ laistand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
    • 起飞qǐ fēitake off [plane]
    • 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to
    • 起到qǐ dào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
    • 发起fā qǐto originate
    • 提起tí qǐto mention