(dào qiàn) - to apologise in Mandarin
dàoqiànTraditional: 道歉
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Translation
to apologise
Word origin
The word 道歉 combines 道 'to say, the way' with 歉 'apology, deficiency', literally 'to speak an apology'. 道 has the 辶 (movement) radical and 首 (head); 歉 has the 欠 (lack, to owe) element. Together they mean to apologise.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 道 (dào, to say: 辶 movement + 首 head) + 歉 (qiàn, apology: 欠 to owe)
Stroke order
道
歉
Examples
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I should apologise to you.
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He apologised sincerely.
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You do not need to apologise.
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He apologised to the teacher.
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You should apologise to her.
道歉 (dào qiàn) means to apologise.
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