对不住 (對不住)
duì bu zhù
Pinyin

Definition

对不住 (對不住)
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duì bu zhù
  1. to let sb down
  2. to be unfair
  3. I'm sorry
  4. pardon me (formal)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

没关系，喝口热茶就好了，不碍事。老婆，跟了我，没让你过上好日子，我对不住你。
méiguānxi ，hē kǒu rèchá jiù hǎo le ，bù àishì 。lǎopó ，gēn le wǒ ，méi ràng nǐ guòshàng hǎorìzi ，wǒ duìbuzhù nǐ 。
It's OK. A sip of hot tea and I'll be fine. It's not a big deal. Honey, I haven't been able to give you the best life possible. I've let you down.
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