道歉(dào qiàn)

HSK 42 characters

to apologize

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 道歉 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 更糟的是他拒不道歉

    gèng zāo de shì tā jù bù dào qiàn

    To make matters worse, he refused to apologise.

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