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抱歉

bào qiàn

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bào qiàn · pou5 hip3 (Jyutping)

  1. to be sorry
  2. to feel apologetic
  3. sorry!

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

抱

Meaning
embrace, hold in arms, enfold
Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Components
⿰扌包
Cangjie
QPRU
Four-corner
5701.2

歉

Meaning
deficient, lacking, insufficient
Radical
欠
Strokes
14
Components
⿰兼欠
Cangjie
TCNO
Four-corner
8728.2

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