HSK 1 · Greetings

对不起

duì bu qǐ

sorry

Stroke order of 对不起

3 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

对 · 5 strokes 不 · 4 strokes 起 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

I couldn't "不" rise "起" to do it correctly "对": sorry.

Parts: 对 correct (又 + 寸) + 不 not + 起 rise (走 walk + 己)

The characters in 对不起

对 duì — right; correct; towards (5 strokes)
不 bù — not; no (4 strokes)
起 qǐ — to get up; to rise (10 strokes)

Example sentence

对不起，我来晚了。

Sorry, I'm late.

Words with 对

对right; correct; towards 不对incorrect 对话dialogue; conversation 对面opposite 对象partner; boyfriend or girlfriend; target 对手opponent 对方the other side 反对to oppose 对待to treat 面对to face 绝对absolute; absolutely

Words with 不

不客气you're welcome 不not; no 不大not very; not often 不用no need 不对incorrect 是不是is it or not 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 不少quite a lot 不够not enough 不满dissatisfied 不好意思sorry; embarrassed 不一定not necessarily 差不多almost; about the same 不要don't 不行no way; won't do 不过but; however 不但not only

Words with 起

起床to get up 起to get up; to rise 起来to get up; to rise 一起together 起飞to take off 想起to recall; to remember 看起来to look; it seems

More words: Greetings

好good; well 再见goodbye 谢谢thank you 不客气you're welcome 没关系it doesn't matter; no problem 没什么it's nothing; never mind 没事儿it's OK; never mind 请please; to invite 请进please come in 请坐please sit down 请问excuse me, may I ask 早early 叫to be called; to call 名字name 认识to know (someone); to recognize 介绍to introduce

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