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歉

qiàn

deficient, lacking, insufficient

Strokes
14
Radical
欠
HSK
4
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我不得不向她道歉。

    Wǒ bù dé bù xiàng tā dào qiàn

    I must make an apology to her.

  • 她大方地道歉。

    Tā dà fāng de dào qiàn

    She had the decency to apologize.

  • 为什么我要向你道歉?

    Wèi shén me wǒ yào xiàng nǐ dào qiàn

    Why should I apologize to you?

  • 我已经道歉了。

    Wǒ yǐ jīng dào qiàn le

    I already apologized.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 歉

  • 道歉dào qiàn 4–4 to apologize
  • 抱歉bào qiàn 4–4 to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
  • 歉意qiàn yì 4–4 apology; regret