Chinese symbol for “apologize”
道歉
dào qiàn
to apologize
The closest CC-CEDICT match for apologize is 道歉 (dào qiàn), defined as: to apologize.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “apologize”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 致歉 | zhì qiàn | to apologize; to express regret |
| 歉 | qiàn | to apologize; to regret |
| 赔罪 (賠罪) | péi zuì | to apologize |
| 赔不是 (賠不是) | péi bú shi | to apologize |
| 谢 (謝) | xiè | to thank; (bound form) to apologize |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 道歉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 报道 (報道) | bào dào | to report (news); report |
| 难道 (難道) | nán dào | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; path |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue; morality |
| 频道 (頻道) | pín dào | frequency; (television) channel |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry; to feel apologetic |
| 致歉 | zhì qiàn | to apologize; to express regret |
See also: Japanese symbol for “apologize”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.