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抱歉

抱歉 bàoqiàn

抱歉 bàoqiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 抱歉 bàoqiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bàoqiàn | bao4 qian4
English translation
to be sorry
to feel apologetic
sorry!

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About 抱歉 bàoqiàn

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Traditional form

抱歉 bàoqiàn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 抱歉 bàoqiàn

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 抱歉 bàoqiàn .

bào

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Bāo represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌包

Number of Strokes

8
qiàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. qiàn represents the meaning and jiān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jiān

Semantic compound

qiàn

Positional decomposition

兼欠

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 抱歉 bàoqiàn

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běn yǒu 雅量 yǎ liàng zuò shuì shēng 抱歉 bàoqiàn de !

He might have had the grace to say he was sorry!

jiào 久等 jiǔ děng le , hěn 抱歉 bàoqiàn .

Very sorry to have kept you waiting.

hěn 抱歉 bàoqiàn , Néng chī wán de 布丁 bù dīng le , tài zuǐ chán le .

I'm sorry I can't finish my pudding; my eyes are bigger than my belly.

Néng 接受 jiēshòu nín de 盛情 shèngqíng 邀请 yāoqǐng , shēn wéi 抱歉 bàoqiàn .

Much to my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.

hěn 抱歉 bàoqiàn ràng 久等 jiǔ děng le .

I am sorry to have kept you waiting.

抱歉 bàoqiàn Decomposition

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抱歉 bàoqiàn Compounds

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