歉 qiàn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
歉意
qiànyì
apology; regret
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对受害者家属，他第一次公开表达了迟来的歉意。 Miànduì shòuhàizhě jiāshǔ, tā dì yī cì gōngkāi biǎodá le chílái de qiànyì. Facing the victims' families, he publicly expressed his belated apology for the first time.
- 他向同事表达了深深的歉意。 Tā xiàng tóngshì biǎodá le shēnshēn de qiànyì. He expressed deep apologies to his colleague.
- 请代我向她转达我的歉意。 Qǐng dài wǒ xiàng tā zhuǎndá wǒ de qiànyì. Please convey my apologies to her for me.