Chinese Word: 歉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

歉HSK 4

Pinyin: qiàn

English Definition: to apologize; to regret; deficient

Chinese Definition:
①觉得对不住人：歉意。歉疚。抱歉。道歉。
②收成不好：歉年。歉岁。歉收。以丰补歉。

Antonyms: 丰

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 欠

Pictophonetic: 兼 indicates the sound; 欠 (lack) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 兼 [ jiān ] both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
- 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

Similar Characters: 兼赚嫌谦廉

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 歉

道歉	dào qiàn	to apologize	HSK 4
抱歉	bào qiàn	to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!	HSK 4
歉意	qiàn yì	apology; regret
歉疚	qiàn jiù	remorseful; guilt-ridden
致歉	zhì qiàn	to apologize; to express regret

More: 歉* | *歉 | *歉*

1		wǒ 我 hěn 很 bào 抱 qiàn 歉 zhè 这 me 么 yī dà zǎo 一大早 jiù 就 dǎ diàn huà 打电话 gěi 给 nǐ 你。 A: I apologize for calling you this early in the morning.
2		81 suì 岁 de 的 lǎo 老 fù rén 妇人 xiàng 向 sī jī 司机 yān hóng bīn 殷红彬 dào 道 le 了 qiàn 歉， rán ér 然而 zhè 这 zé 则 xīn wén 新闻 yǐ jīng 已经 zài 在 zhōng guó 中国 de 的 bào zhǐ 报纸 shàng 上 chuán kāi 传开 le 了。 The 81-year-old woman apologized to the driver, Yin Hongbin, but the news ricocheted around the Chinese press.
3		wǒ 我 dào 道 yī 一 shēng 声 qiàn 歉， pá 爬 dào 到 zhuō zi 桌子 shàng 上。 I climb up on the table and apologize.
4		wǒ 我 lái 来 shì 是 xiǎng 想 gēn 跟 nǐ 你 dào 道 gè 个 qiàn 歉。 I am here to apologize to you.
5		tā 他 dào 道 le 了 qiàn 歉， wèn 问 tā 她 páng biān 旁边 de 的 zuò wèi 座位 shì 是 fǒu 否 yǒu 有 rén 人， rán hòu 然后 sì hū 似乎 hé 和 tā 她 kāi shǐ 开始 lǐ mào 礼貌 dì 地 duì huà 对话。 He apologises, asks if the seat beside her is taken and then appears to engage her in polite conversation.

1		wǒ 我 hěn 很 bào 抱 qiàn 歉 zhè 这 me 么 yī dà zǎo 一大早 jiù 就 dǎ diàn huà 打电话 gěi 给 nǐ 你。 A: I apologize for calling you this early in the morning.
2		81 suì 岁 de 的 lǎo 老 fù rén 妇人 xiàng 向 sī jī 司机 yān hóng bīn 殷红彬 dào 道 le 了 qiàn 歉， rán ér 然而 zhè 这 zé 则 xīn wén 新闻 yǐ jīng 已经 zài 在 zhōng guó 中国 de 的 bào zhǐ 报纸 shàng 上 chuán kāi 传开 le 了。 The 81-year-old woman apologized to the driver, Yin Hongbin, but the news ricocheted around the Chinese press.
3		wǒ 我 dào 道 yī 一 shēng 声 qiàn 歉， pá 爬 dào 到 zhuō zi 桌子 shàng 上。 I climb up on the table and apologize.
4		wǒ 我 lái 来 shì 是 xiǎng 想 gēn 跟 nǐ 你 dào 道 gè 个 qiàn 歉。 I am here to apologize to you.
5		tā 他 dào 道 le 了 qiàn 歉， wèn 问 tā 她 páng biān 旁边 de 的 zuò wèi 座位 shì 是 fǒu 否 yǒu 有 rén 人， rán hòu 然后 sì hū 似乎 hé 和 tā 她 kāi shǐ 开始 lǐ mào 礼貌 dì 地 duì huà 对话。 He apologises, asks if the seat beside her is taken and then appears to engage her in polite conversation.