对不起 duìbuqǐ

HSK level

Traditional form

對不起

Part of speech

Idiomatic phrase / 习用语 Xí yòngyǔ

对 duì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of 對 duì . Origin unclear. Appears to be a hand using some sort of tool, possibly a rake or a hoe.

Positional decomposition

⿰又寸

Number of Strokes

不 bù

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

⿱一 yī ？

Number of Strokes

起 qǐ

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 走 zǒu represents the meaning and 己 jǐ represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

己 jǐ

Semantic compound

走 zǒu

Positional decomposition

⿺走己

Number of Strokes

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对不起 duìbuqǐ , 我 wǒ 没 méi 听 yǐn 懂 dǒng 你 nǐ 的 de 意思 yìsi .

Beg pardon, I didn't quite catch your meaning.

对不起 duìbuqǐ , 我 wǒ 把 bǎ 桌子 zhuōzi 上 shǎng 的 de 杯子 bēizi 碰 pèng 倒 dǎo 打碎 dǎ suì 了 le .

I'm sorry. I've knocked the glass off the table and broken it.

对不起 duìbuqǐ ,让 ràng 你 nǐ 久等 jiǔ děng 了 le .

Sorry to have kept you waiting.

“ 祸 huò 是 shì 他们 tā men 自己 zìjǐ 闯 chuǎng 的 de , 你 nǐ 对不起 duìbuqǐ 谁 shuí 呀 ya ?

" They've brought this on themselves, you haven't let them down.

对 duì 不 bù 起 qǐ , 我 wǒ 一时 yī shí 叫 jiào 不出他 tā 的 de 名字 míngzi .

Sorry, I just can't call his name to mind at the moment.

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 对不起 duìbuqǐ and their own compounds.

对 duì

又 yòu , 寸 cùn

不起

起 qǐ

走 zǒu

止 zhǐ , 土 Tǔ

己 jǐ

See all 56 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 对不起 duìbuqǐ in their composition.

对 duì

树 shù , 怼 duì

不起

否 fǒu

痞 pǐ , 嚭 pǐ , 俖, 娝, 桮, 脴, 踎

丕 pī

胚 pēi , 呸 pēi , 坯 pī , 抷, 伾 pī , 柸 pēi , 狉 pī , 秠 pī , 苤 piě , 蚽 pí , 邳 pī , 駓, 噽, 岯, 怌, 豾, 鉟, 髬, 魾

还 Huán , 坏 huài , 杯 bēi , 怀 Huái , 环 Huán , 歪 wāi , 孬 nāo , 甭 béng , 钚 bù , 鈈, 吥 bù , 囨 piān , 妚 pēi , 抔 póu , 紑 fóu , 罘 fú , 芣 fú , 伓, 奀, 嫑 biáo , 炋, 盃 bēi , 肧, 衃, 覔, 銔, 阫, 鴀

起 qǐ

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