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道歉

to apologize

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dao4qian4 • dàoqiàn

Meaning

Primary

to apologize

Alternatives

apologize, apologized, apologizes, apologizing, say sorry, to say sorry

Mnemonic

道歉 To apologize to someone is to 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.