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道歉

apologize

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dao4qian4 • dàoqiàn

Meaning

Primary

apologize

Alternatives

to apologize, apologized, say sorry, to say sorry

Mnemonic

When you 道歉 apologize to someone, you go out of your 道 way to find them and give them your 歉 apology.

Usage

我 向 你 道歉。

I apologize to you.

她 为 她 的 错误 道歉。

She apologized for her mistake.

我 不 知道 怎么 道歉。

I don't know how to apologize.