All words › HSK 1 对不起 duì bu qǐ HSK 1 · word 92 of 3,000 Your browser does not support audio playback. Meaning I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon to let (sb) down; to disappoint Example sentence 对不起啊! duì bù qǐ a Sorry! Characters in 对不起 对 duì right; correct 不 bù no; not so 起 qǐ to rise Learned around the same time 动 dòng (of sth) to move 动作 dòng zuò movement; motion; action 都 dōu all; both; entirely 读 dú to read out; to read aloud 读书 dú shū to read a book 多 duō many; much; more; a lot of 多少 duō shao how much?; how many? 饿 è hungry 儿子 ér zi son 二 èr two 饭 fàn cooked rice Study 对不起 with spaced-repetition flashcards →