对不起 duì bu qǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; sorry? (please repeat)

HSK 1

Word data

HSK 1
Frequency 200th word

Definitions

  1. 1. I'm sorry
  2. 2. excuse me
  3. 3. sorry? (please repeat)
  4. 4. pardon me
  5. 5. to let down
  6. 6. unworthy
  7. 7. if you please

Characters

Character Meaning
对 duì HSK 1
for; towards; at
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start