歉
Character
to apologize
Meaning
qiàn
qian4- to apologize CC-CEDICT
- to regret CC-CEDICT
- deficient CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 14 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 歉
Draw “歉” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
很抱歉,我来晚了。
hěn bào qiàn wǒ lái wǎn le
I'm sorry I came late.
AI-generated sentence
他跟她道歉了。
tā gēn tā dào qiàn le
He said sorry to her.
AI-generated sentence
抱歉,我没有时间。
bào qiàn wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān
Sorry, I don't have time.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 歉
歉意qiàn yìa feeling of being sorry for something you did wrongWordHSK 7–9歉收qiàn shōucrop failureWord歉疚qiàn jiùremorsefulWord抱歉bào qiànsorry; feeling bad because you did something wrongWordHSK 6道歉dào qiànto say sorry to someone for doing something wrongWordHSK 6致歉zhì qiànto apologize; to express regretWord