原谅 (yuán liàng) — to forgive, to excuse, to pardon
Definition
原谅 means to forgive a person for what they did wrong. It is more formal and personal than 包容 ('to tolerate/be tolerant of'), and lighter than 饶恕, which is used for serious offenses.
verb
to forgiveto excuseto pardon
Examples
- 原谅，。Qǐng yuán liàng wǒ, wǒ bú shì gù yì de.Please forgive me, I didn't mean it.
- 原谅。Tā yǐ jīng yuán liàng le nǐ de cuò wù.He has already forgiven your mistake.
- 原谅？Nǐ néng yuán liàng tā ma?Can you forgive him?
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