对不起!
duìbuqǐ !
Sorry!
When your mother told you a good apology is an art form, she wasn't thinking of the sort of hectic pantomime you have to do when you don't speak the local language. And how do you act out, "sorry about
that thing between my dog and your cat" anyway?
So join us as we review one of the most useful phrases for lubricating your way through life in China. The
art of the Chinese apology has never been easier to understand.
duìbuqǐ !
Sorry!
méiguānxi 。
Don't worry about it.
zhēn duìbuqǐ !
I'm really sorry!
zhēnde méiguānxi !
Don't worry about it, really!
duìbuqǐ
sorry
phraseméiguānxi
don't worry about it
phrasezhēn
really
adverb