Meaning
apologize; deficient; to regret
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qian” becomes a different word in each tone. 歉 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 道歉dào qiànto apologize
- 抱歉bào qiànto be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
- 歉意qiàn yìapology; regret
- 歉收qiàn shōucrop failure; poor harvest
- 致歉zhì qiànto apologize; to express regret
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Example Sentence
是我做错了，我向你表示歉意。Shì wǒ zuò cuò le, wǒ xiàng nǐ biǎo shì qiàn yì.It was my fault; I offer you my apology.
是Shìis我wǒI做错zuò cuòto make an error了le(completed action)，我wǒI向xiàngtoward你nǐyou表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express歉意qiàn yìapology。