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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 对不起
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | - I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon - to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 200 | 2,956 | 1,059 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 对 | duì | - right; correct - towards; at; for - concerning; regarding - to treat (sb a certain way) - to face - (bound form) opposite; facing; matching - to match together; to adjust - to fit; to suit - to answer; to reply - to add; to pour in (a fluid) - to check; to compare - classifier: couple; pair |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 起 | qǐ | - to rise - to raise - to get up - to set out - to start - to appear - to launch - to initiate (action) - to draft - to establish - to get (from a depot or counter) - verb suffix, to start - starting from (a time, place, price etc) - classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance - classifier for groups: batch, group |
Other Words Containing 对不起
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 对不起 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 2,956 | 1,059 |