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How To Say Sorry In Chinese

不好意思 / 对不起

bù hǎoyìsi / duìbuqǐ

Say it like: boo how-ee-suh / dway-boo-chee

不好意思 to get attention or mild apology, 对不起 for a sincere apology

"Sorry" in Chinese is 不好意思 / 对不起 (bù hǎoyìsi / duìbuqǐ), pronounced boo how-ee-suh / dway-boo-chee.

In A First Conversation

Hello您好
nín hǎo
How are you?您好吗?
nín hǎo ma?
I'm fine, thank you.我很好,谢谢。
wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie.
And you?您呢?
nín ne?
What's your name?请问您叫什么名字?
qǐngwèn nín jiào shénme míngzi?
My name is …我叫…
wǒ jiào …
Nice to meet you.很高兴认识您。
hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
Where are you from?您是哪里人?
nín shì nǎlǐ rén?
I'm from …我来自…
wǒ láizì …
Goodbye, see you later.再见,回头见。
zàijiàn, huítóu jiàn.

More Basic Chinese Phrases

Hello你好nee how
Thank you谢谢shyeh-shyeh
Goodbye再见dzeye-jyen
Please请cheeng
How are you您好吗?nín hǎo ma?
Nice to meet you很高兴认识您。hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín.
My name is我叫…wǒ jiào …

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