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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 对不起
[duìbuqǐ]
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1.
辜负了别人；对人有愧
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你也太对不起大家了
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2.
客套话，用于表示歉意
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对不起，我来晚了‖也说对不住
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Examples
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对不起，实在爱莫能助！
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I'm sorry. I'd love to help you but my hands are tied.
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对不起，踩了您的脚。
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Sorry for stepping on your toe!
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对不起，来迟了。
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I'm sorry I'm late.
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对不起，打搅您了！
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Sorry to have bothered you.
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对不起，我得颠儿了。
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Sorry, I've got to be on my way.
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球队输了球，大伙儿觉得对不起教练。
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The team lost and felt they had let the coach down.
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对不起，我不是故意的。
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I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. or I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.
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对不起，搅扰了。
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Sorry to have bothered you.
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对不起，让你久等了。
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Sorry to have kept you waiting.
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Word Decomposition
对
[duì]
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不
[bù]
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起
[qǐ]
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nciku Note
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抱歉 vs. 对不起
bàoqiàn vs. duìbuqǐ
Both 抱歉 and 对不起 are used for apologies. 抱歉 is an adjective and 对不起 is a verb phrase. The meaning of 对不起 is very concrete and it can have an object. It can be used directly to apologize. 抱歉 cannot have an object.
(1) 抱歉（对不起），我迟到了。
(2) 他不小心踩到旁边的人的脚，于是马上说：“对不起（抱歉）。”
(3) 对于这次的事情，我表示抱歉（对不起）。
(4) 让你受了这么多委屈，我觉得很对不起你。
(5) 不管怎么样你也不能做对不起国家的事情。
抱歉 can function as an adverbial, while 对不起 cannot.
(6) 他抱歉地对大家说：“不好意思，让大家久等了。”
“抱歉”、“对不起”这两个词语都表示因为做错了事情，对别人有愧。前者是形容词，后者是是动词词组。但“对不起”词义较具体，可带宾语，可以直接用于对别人表示道歉；“抱歉”不能带宾语。“抱歉”可作状语，“对不起”不能。
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