duì​bu​qǐ HSK1

I'm sorry

  • created reference approved 对不起/對不起 → 对不住/對不住 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    对不起 / 對不起 duì​bu​qǐ

    对不住 / 對不住 duì​bu​zhù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 对不起/對不起 · duì​bu​qǐ · I'm sorry — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    对不起 / 對不起

    duì​bu​qǐ

    I'm sorry

    Used to apologize to someone or to say excuse me

    duì​bù​qǐ

    对 (literal) → 对/對 · duì · to treat 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · [capability]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 对不起/對不起 · duì​bu​qǐ · to let down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    对不起 / 對不起

    duì​bu​qǐ

    to let down

    To be unfair to someone; to disappoint or fail to live up to someone's expectations

    duì​bù​qǐ

    对, 不, 起

    对 (literal) → 对/對 · duì · to treat 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · [capability]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense