道歉
dào qiàn
Pinyin

Definition

道歉
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dào qiàn
  1. to apologize

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

味道
wèi dao
  1. 1 flavor
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 hint of
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
世道
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
公道
gōng dào
  1. 1 justice
  2. 2 fairness
  3. 3 public highway
出道
chū dào
  1. 1 to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc)
  2. 2 to start one's career
北海道
Běi hǎi dào
  1. 1 Hokkaidō, Japan
厚道
hòu dao
  1. 1 kind and honest
  2. 2 generous
  3. 3 sincere
同道
tóng dào
  1. 1 same principle
问道
wèn dào
  1. 1 to ask the way
  2. 2 to ask
国道
guó dào
  1. 1 national highway
地道
dì dào
  1. 1 tunnel
  2. 2 causeway
报道
bào dào
  1. 1 to report (news)
  2. 2 report
  3. 3 CL:篇[piān],份[fèn]
大道
dà dào
  1. 1 main street
  2. 2 avenue
小道
xiǎo dào
  1. 1 bypath
  2. 2 trail
  3. 3 bribery as a means of achieving a goal
  4. 4 minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant
志同道合
zhì tóng dào hé
  1. 1 like-minded (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow enthusiast
  3. 3 kindred spirit
抱歉
bào qiàn
  1. 1 to be sorry
  2. 2 to feel apologetic
  3. 3 sorry!
有道
yǒu dào
  1. 1 to have attained the Way
  2. 2 (of a government or a ruler) enlightened
  3. 3 wise and just
正道
zhèng dào
  1. 1 the correct path
  2. 2 the right way (Buddhism)
渠道
qú dào
  1. 1 irrigation ditch
  2. 2 (fig.) channel
  3. 3 means

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
  1. 1 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
卑卑不足道
bēi bēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 to be too petty or insignificant to mention
  2. 2 to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
问道于盲
wèn dào yú máng
  1. 1 lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
天道酬勤
tiān dào chóu qín
  1. 1 Heaven rewards the diligent. (idiom)
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
安贫乐道
ān pín lè dào
  1. 1 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò
  1. 1 to come down in the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a reversal of fortune
左道惑众
zuǒ dào huò zhòng
  1. 1 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
康庄大道
kāng zhuāng dà dào
  1. 1 broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects

Sample Sentences

神仙也救不了你，你只能先乖乖和主管道歉了。
shénxiān yě jiù bùliǎo nǐ ，nǐ zhǐnéng xiān guāiguāi hé zhǔguǎn dàoqiàn le 。
Even god can't help you with that. You should just apologize to the manager.
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你的玩笑一点都不好笑好不好，人人生而平等，不管身份如何，都应该被尊重，不该被轻视啊，你要向全国邮差道歉！
nǐ de wánxiào yīdiǎn dōu bù hǎoxiào hǎo bù hǎo ，rén rén shēng ér píngděng ，bùguǎn shēnfèn rúhé ，dōu yīnggāi bèi zūnzhòng ，bù gāi bèi qīngshì ā ，nǐ yào xiàng quánguó yóuchāi dàoqiàn ！
Your jokes really aren't funny at all. All people are born equal, you should be respected no matter what your status. You shouldn't be looked down upon. You should apologize to all postmen nationwide!
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其实我也知道，只是还是不由自主地想要道歉。虽然我每天过着没有空调的生活，真的很憋闷。
qíshí wǒ yě zhīdào ，zhǐshì háishi bùyóuzìzhǔ de xiǎngyào dàoqiàn 。suīrán wǒ měitiān guò zhe méiyǒu kōngtiáo de shēnghuó ，zhēnde hěn biēmen 。
In fact, I also know that, just that I still apologize involuntarily. Although I have been without air conditioning every day and it’s really depressing.
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没事的。不过……你怎么总在和我道歉呢，明明空调是我上次来弄坏的，也是我一直拖延没去修，你怎么说得像是自己的错一样？
méishì de 。bùguò ……nǐ zěnme zǒng zài hé wǒ dàoqiàn ne ，míngmíng kōngtiáo shì wǒ shàngcì lái nònghuài de ，yě shì wǒ yīzhí tuōyán méi qù Xiū ，nǐ zěnme shuō de xiàng shì zìjǐ de cuò yīyàng ？
It’s nothing. But...why are you always apologizing to me, obviously I was the one who broke the AC and been delaying the repairs so why do you say it is your own fault?
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上菜慢，我向各位道歉，行吗？各位吃了饭，该付的钱还是要付。
shàng cài màn ，wǒ xiàng gèwèi dàoqiàn ，xíng ma ？gèwèi chī le fàn ，gāi fù de qián háishì yào fù 。
I'm sorry to everyone that the service was slow, OK? Everyone ate, so you should pay the money you owe.
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针对日前发言遭媒体朋友断章取义，本人感到十分遗憾。但对于因此心理受到伤害的灾民，本人由衷道歉。当时的意思，是要请灾民以及我们第一线的同僚提出具体需求，而非消费灾民，本人既然身为地方首长，当然要与民众站在一起，希望能有具体作为。
zhēnduì rìqián fāyán zāo méitǐ péngyou duànzhāng qǔyì ，běnrén gǎndào shífēn yíhàn 。dàn duìyú yīncǐ xīnlǐ shòudào shānghài de zāimín ，běnrén yóuzhōng dàoqiàn 。dāngshí de yìsi ，shì yào qǐng zāimín yǐjí wǒmen dì yī xiàn de tóngliáo tíchū jùtǐ xūqiú ，ér fēi xiāofèi zāimín ，běnrén jìrán shēnwéi dìfang shǒuzhǎng ，dāngrán yào yǔ mínzhòng zhàn zài yīqǐ ，xīwàng néng yǒu jùtǐ zuòwéi 。
It pains me that my comments were taken out of context by the media, but I would like to extend a heartfelt apology to any flood victims who felt hurt as a result. At the time, I was asking flood victims and rescue workers on the front line to come up with actual demands. I wasn't trying to use the flood victims and as a member of the local leadership. Of course I should stand shoulder to shoulder with the public and do something substantive for them.
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干嘛不承认失言啊？还开记者会，道歉就对了啦！
gànmá bù chéngrèn shīyán ā ？hái kāi jìzhěhuì ，dàoqiàn jiù duì le la ！
Why doesn't he just admit he made a gaffe? Given that he went to all the bother of holding a press conference, he should just apologize!
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昨天踢球把学校员工宿舍一楼的一块玻璃给踢碎了。老师说要我写封致歉信，正式赔礼道歉。我从来没写过，这怎么写呀？
zuótiān tī qiú bǎ xuéxiào yuángōng sùshè yī lóu de yī kuài bōli gěi tī suì le 。lǎoshī shuō yào wǒ xiě fēng zhīqiànxìn ，zhèngshì péilǐ dàoqiàn 。wǒ cónglái méi xiě guo ，zhè zěnme xiě ya ？
When I was playing soccer yesterday, I broke a section of glass in the first floor of the school's staff dormitory. The teacher said I have to write an apology letter to formally apologize. I have never written one before. How do I write it?
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我能想到的道歉的话就是三个字——“对不起”。
wǒ néng xiǎngdào de dàoqiàn de huà jiùshì sān gè zì ——“duìbuqǐ ”。
The three words of apology that I can think of are this --"Sorry".
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我永远不会向你道歉。
wǒ yǒngyuǎn bùhuì xiàng nǐ dàoqiàn 。
I'll never apologize to you.
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