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对不起

duì bu qǐ · dui bu qi

Traditional 對不起

Meaning

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对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，我(wǒ)毁(huǐ)了(le)你(nǐ)的(de)婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)。

I'm sorry I ruined your wedding.

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，我(wǒ)来(lái)晚(wǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)没(méi)找(zhǎo)到(dào)汽(qì)车(chē)站(zhàn)。

I'm sorry I'm late. I couldn't find the bus stop.

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right; correct; towards; at; for

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

to rise; to raise

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