对不起(duì bu qǐ): I'm sorry
I'm sorry
Character breakdown
3 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 对不起 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 对不起 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
对不起,我爱你。
duì bù qǐ wǒ ài nǐ
I'm sorry, I love you.
对不起,我错了。
duì bù qǐ wǒ cuò le
Sorry, I made a mistake.
Ready to master 对不起?
Trace every character of 对不起 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids and pinyin.