原谅 yuán liàng
“to excuse; to forgive; to pardon”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 6Traditional 原諒
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
原谅 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1901: 原谅 yuánliàng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 127
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 原谅
原谅 means to forgive or pardon someone for a mistake. It is a verb: the person forgiven usually comes right after it (原谅我 / 原谅他), and it is common in requests like 请原谅我 or questions like 你能原谅我吗？ It can also take the fault as object, as in 原谅他的错误.
例句Example sentences
- 对不起，请原谅我。duì bù qǐ, qǐng yuán liàng wǒ.Sorry, please forgive me.
- 这次是我错了，你能原谅我吗？zhè cì shì wǒ cuò le, nǐ néng yuán liàng wǒ ma?I was wrong this time; can you forgive me?
- 他跟我道了歉，我原谅了他。tā gēn wǒ dào le qiàn, wǒ yuán liàng le tā.He apologized to me, and I forgave him.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗请给我一个原谅。
✓请原谅我。
原谅 is a verb, not a countable noun, so it cannot follow 一个.