对不起 (duì bu qǐ) — I'm sorry; excuse me; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
Definition
对不起 is a sincere apology — stronger than 不好意思, which is used for small faults or to interrupt. To apologize before asking a favor, say 请问 instead.
verb
I'm sorryexcuse meto let (sb) downto disappoint
Examples
- 对不起，。duì bu qǐ, Wǒ lái wǎn le.I'm sorry, I came late.
- 对不起，？duì bu qǐ, Qǐng wèn xiàn zài jǐ diǎn le?Excuse me, may I ask what time it is?
- 对不起。Wǒ duì bu qǐ nǐ.I let you down.
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