情有可原 qíng yǒu kě yuán

DEFINITIONS

  1. pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)

CHARACTERS

情 qíng
HSK 2
feeling, sentiment, emotion
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
可 kě
HSK 2
may, can, -able; possibly
原 yuán
HSK 4
source, origin, beginning