對不起
Novice
Level 1
對不起 (duìbùqǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.
Definition
- I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- to let (sb) down; to disappoint
Stroke order
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Example
對不起，我來晚了。
Sorry, I'm late.
Related words at this level
Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).