道
歉

To apologize in Chinese: 道歉 (dào qiàn)

dào qiàn

to apologize

HSK 3.0 Level 62 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to apologize

Stroke order

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道
歉

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄢˋ

qiàn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 道歉 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 向他道歉。

    xiàng tā dào qiàn。

    Apologize to him.

  • 你应该道歉。

    nǐ yīng gāi dào qiàn。

    You should apologize.

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Related words

道

dào

road

知道

zhī dào

to know

街道

jiē dào

street

报道

bào dào

to report (news)

抱歉

bào qiàn

to be sorry

难道

nán dào

don't tell me ...

味道

wèi dao

flavor

道德

dào dé

virtue

道理

dào li

reason

地道

dì dào

tunnel

频道

pín dào

frequency

道路

dào lù

road

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