对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry

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Traditional: 對不起

Stroke order

对不起 is written in 19 strokes across 3 characters.

对不起 — the Chinese character for sorry (duìbuqǐ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 对不起 — sorry

对 — 5 strokes
不 — 4 strokes
起 — 10 strokes

Senses

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
to let (sb) down; to disappoint

Characters in 对不起

对 duì — right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding
不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
起 qǐ — to rise; to raise; to get up

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

对不起，我来了。Duìbùqǐ, wǒ lái le.Sorry, I have come.
对不起，没有茶。Duìbùqǐ, méiyǒu chá.Sorry, there is no tea.

Related words

对不起 is pronounced duìbuqǐ and means “sorry”.

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