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道歉 (dào qiàn): Apology (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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道 • dào • way, path, principle, method
dào道

way, path, principle, method

歉 • qiàn • apology; regret; deficient
qiàn歉

apology; regret; deficient

Word Info

Pinyindào qiàn
Meaningapology
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 道歉.

  • 标准biāo zhǔnstandard; standardised
  • 既然jì ránsince
  • 尽管jǐn guǎnwithout hesitating; despite
  • 降落jiàng luòto land [plane]; to descend
  • 复杂fù zácomplicated
  • 打招呼dǎ zhāo hugreet somebody
  • 窗户chuāng huwindow
  • 成为chéng wéibecome
  • 复印fù yìnto photocopy
  • 付款fù kuǎnpay a sum of money
  • 计划jì huàplan
  • 记者jì zhějournalist
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 道歉.

Words with 道
  • 知道zhī daoknow; realise; be aware of
  • 街道jiē dàoroad
  • 味道wèi dàoflavour
  • 道路
dào lù
road
  • 难道nán dàocould it be...?
  • 地道dì daotunnel; underpass; typical [of a place]
  • 报道bào dàoreport
  • 跑道pǎo dàoathletic track
    • Words with 歉
    • 抱歉bào qiànapologise
    • 歉意qiàn yìApology / regret
    • 歉疚qiàn jiùapologetic and remorseful
    • 致歉zhì qiànto apologize; to offer an apology
    4.

    How to Use 道歉 in Sentences

    Adjective + Nounwith话
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    de的
    huà话
    neutral
    words of apology
    Verb + Objectwith接受
    jiē接
    shòu受
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    Adverb + Verb
    chéng诚
    kěn恳
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    Verb + Nounwith信
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    xìn信
    5.

    Example Sentences with 道歉

    wǒ我
    xiàng向
    nǐ你
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    。
    neutral
    accept an apology
    neutral
    apologize sincerely
    gōng公
    kāi开
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    formal
    apologize publicly
    formal
    Written
    letter of apology
    I apologize to you.
    tā他
    yīng应
    gāi该
    wèi为
    tā他
    de的
    cuò错
    wù误
    xiàng向
    nǐ你
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    。
    He should apologize to you for his mistake.
    tā他
    gōng公
    kāi开
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    hòu后
    ，
    gōng公
    zhòng众
    de的
    fèn愤
    nù怒
    cái才
    zhú逐
    jiàn渐
    píng平
    xī息
    。
    After his public apology, the public's anger gradually subsided.
    nǐ你
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    bú不
    yuàn愿
    yì意
    wèi为
    zì自
    jǐ己
    de的
    cuò错
    wù误
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    ne呢
    ？
    Why are you unwilling to apologize for your own mistake?
    suī虽
    rán然
    tā她
    jiē接
    shòu受
    le了
    dào道
    qiàn歉
    ，
    dàn但
    xīn心
    lǐ里
    de的
    gé隔
    hé阂
    yī依
    rán然
    cún存
    zài在
    。
    Although she accepted the apology, the emotional distance still remains.