VividHanzi · Dictionary

对不起 duì bu qǐ

HSK 1 word · traditional 對不起

Meanings

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

Characters

• 对 duì: right; correct
• 不 bù: no; not so
• 起 qǐ: to rise

Example sentences

对不起。
I'm sorry.
Tatoeba #472304 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

你对不起我。
You do me wrong.
Tatoeba #3084458 by serendipity42 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

对不起！
Sorry!
Tatoeba #4977439 by musclegirlxyp (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).