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歉意

歉意 (qiàn yì): Apology / regret (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

歉意 consists of 2 characters.

apology; regret; deficient

thought, idea, meaning, intention

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Word Info

Pinyinqiàn yì

MeaningApology / regret

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word歉意

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 歉意.

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意思yì siHSK 2
有意思yǒu yì siHSK 2
没意思méi yì siHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
同意tóng yìHSK 3
愿意yuàn yìHSK 3
注意zhù yìHSK 3
满意mǎn yìHSK 3

3.

How to Use 歉意 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 歉意 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

háo毫

wú无

qiàn歉

yì意

neutral

show no remorse

biǎo表

dá达

qiàn歉

yì意

formal

express apology

Adjective + Nounwith诚挚

chéng诚

zhì挚

de的

qiàn歉

yì意

Adverb + Verbwith深感

shēn深

gǎn感

qiàn歉

yì意

4.

Example Sentences with 歉意

Duì对

yú于

zhè这

cì次

shī失

wù误

，

wǒ

formal

sincere apology

formal

Written

feel deeply sorry

我

shēn深

biǎo表

qiàn歉

yì意

。

I deeply apologize for this mistake.

duì对

bù不

qǐ起

，

wǒ我

chí迟

dào到

le了

，

biǎo表

shì示

qiàn歉

yì意

。

Sorry, I'm late, I apologize.

tā他

dài带

zhe着

shēn深

shēn深

de的

qiàn歉

yì意

，

jiě解

shì释

le了

wèi未

néng能

fù赴

yuē约

de的

yuán原

yīn因

。

With deep regret, he explained the reason for not being able to keep the appointment.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

yīng应

gāi该

wèi为

nǐ你

de的

lǔ鲁

mǎng莽

xíng行

wéi为

biǎo表

shì示

qiàn歉

yì意

ma吗

？

Don't you think you should apologize for your reckless behavior?

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

wàng忘

jì记

huí回

xiāo消

xī息

ér而

biǎo表

dá达

le了

qiàn歉

yì意

。

He expressed his apology for forgetting to reply to the message.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

sī丝

háo毫

qiàn歉

yì意

，

fǎn反

ér而

wèi为

zì自

jǐ己

de的

cuò错

wù误

biàn辩

jiě解

。

Far from showing any regret, he instead defended his mistake.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

biǎo表

dá达

le了

qiàn歉

yì意

，

dàn但

zào造

chéng成

de的

shāng伤

hài害

yǐ已

wú无

fǎ法

wǎn挽

huí回

。

Although he expressed his apology, the damage caused was irreparable.

duì对

yú于

gěi给

nín您

dài带

lái来

de的

bù不

biàn便

，

wǒ我

men们

shēn深

biǎo表

qiàn歉

yì意

。

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to you.

hēi嘿

，

zuó昨

tiān天

wǒ我

shuō说

huà话

tài太

zhòng重

le了

，

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

qiàn歉

yì意

。

Hey, I spoke too harshly yesterday; this is my apology.