抱歉
bàoqiàn
to be sorry, to apologize
Part of speech · verb / adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 很抱歉,让你久等了。I am so sorry to have kept you waiting.
- 我对这件事感到很抱歉。I feel very sorry about this matter.
Collocations
很抱歉感到抱歉抱歉地说深表抱歉
Mnemonic
抱 bào "to hold/embrace" + 歉 qiàn "apology/deficiency": holding a feeling of regret. Often in "对…抱歉" (sorry about...).
Related
对不起道歉原谅歉
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