对不起
Traditional form:
對不起
Pinyin (reading):
duìbuqǐ
Definitions:
- I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- to let (sb) down; to disappoint
Characters:
- 对 - correct, right; facing, opposed
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
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