qiàn
Pinyin

Definition

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qiàn
  1. to apologize
  2. to regret
  3. deficient

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

bào qiàn
  1. 1 to be sorry
  2. 2 to feel apologetic
  3. 3 sorry!
dào qiàn
  1. 1 to apologize
qiàn
  1. 1 to apologize
  2. 2 to regret
  3. 3 deficient
qiàn yì
  1. 1 apology
  2. 2 regret
qiàn jiù
  1. 1 remorseful
  2. 2 guilt-ridden

Sample Sentences

神仙也救不了你,你只能先乖乖和主管道歉了。
shénxiān yě jiù bùliǎo nǐ ,nǐ zhǐnéng xiān guāiguāi hé zhǔguǎn dàoqiàn le 。
Even god can't help you with that. You should just apologize to the manager.
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那应该是这罐果酱,抱歉,这也不能带上飞机。
nà yīnggāi shì zhè guàn guǒjiàng ,bàoqiàn ,zhè yě bùnéng dàishàng fēijī 。
Then it must be this can of fruit juice. I'm sorry, you can’t bring this on to the plane.
真是抱歉,是我的疏忽,要不…作为补偿,送您50元的外卖优惠券吧,我们下个月起就支持网上订餐了。
zhēnshi bàoqiàn ,shì wǒ de shūhu ,yào bù …zuòwéi bǔcháng ,sòng nín yuán de wàimài yōuhuì quàn ba ,wǒmen xiàgèyuè qǐ jiù zhīchí wǎngshàng dìng cān le 。
I’m very sorry for my negligence. As a compensation, please accept this $50 voucher for takeaway orders when our online ordering service is available.
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其实我也知道,只是还是不由自主地想要道歉。虽然我每天过着没有空调的生活,真的很憋闷。
qíshí wǒ yě zhīdào ,zhǐshì háishi bùyóuzìzhǔ de xiǎngyào dàoqiàn 。suīrán wǒ měitiān guò zhe méiyǒu kōngtiáo de shēnghuó ,zhēnde hěn biēmen 。
In fact, I also know that, just that I still apologize involuntarily. Although I have been without air conditioning every day and it’s really depressing.
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没事的。不过……你怎么总在和我道歉呢,明明空调是我上次来弄坏的,也是我一直拖延没去修,你怎么说得像是自己的错一样?
méishì de 。bùguò ……nǐ zěnme zǒng zài hé wǒ dàoqiàn ne ,míngmíng kōngtiáo shì wǒ shàngcì lái nònghuài de ,yě shì wǒ yīzhí tuōyán méi qù Xiū ,nǐ zěnme shuō de xiàng shì zìjǐ de cuò yīyàng ?
It’s nothing. But...why are you always apologizing to me, obviously I was the one who broke the AC and been delaying the repairs so why do you say it is your own fault?
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实在抱歉,你等我再重启试试……啊,太不好意思了,空调还是不能用呢。
shízài bàoqiàn ,nǐ děng wǒ zài chóngqǐ shì shì ……a ,tài bùhǎoyìsi le ,kōngtiáo háishi bùnéng yòng ne 。
Sorry, please wait while I try to restart ... Ah, I’m so sorry, the air conditioner still can’t be used.
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抱歉,我来迟了。
bàoqiàn ,wǒ láichí le 。
My apologies for being late.
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谢谢老板,但是今天跟客户有约,真是抱歉,下次一定去!
xièxie lǎobǎn ,dànshì jīntiān gēn kèhù yǒu yuē ,zhēnshi bàoqiàn ,xiàcì yīdìng qù !
Thank you, but I have a meeting with a client. I am really sorry today. I am sorry. I will definitely make it next time.
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没有,抱歉,我们没有。
méiyǒu ,bàoqiàn ,wǒmen méiyǒu 。
No, I'm sorry. We don't.
抱歉,打扰一下
bàoqiàn ,dǎrǎo yīxià
Excuse me?
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