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道歉

dào qiàn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

道歉 (dào qiàn) means "to apologize". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 道歉 means

1. to apologize

The characters in 道歉

• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…
• 歉qiànto apologize; to regret; deficient

Example sentences

• 道歉。
  Apologize.
• 向他道歉。
  Apologize to him.
• 你应该道歉。
  You should apologize.
• 他应该道歉。
  He should apologize.
• 他会道歉的。
  He'll apologize.
• 您无需道歉。
  You don't need to apologise.

Where 道歉 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Social relationships & family (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dào qiàn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.