抱歉 bào qiàn
“to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!”
adjective, adjective / noun, adverbial adjectiveHSK 4 · 2021 list level 6
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
抱歉 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1019: 抱歉 bàoqiàn — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形). PDF page 105
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用法How to use 抱歉
抱歉 means “sorry” or “feeling apologetic.” It is commonly used alone at the start of a sentence, or after 很/真 to soften an apology. It describes the speaker’s feeling and does not take a person as an object.
例句Example sentences
- 抱歉，我来晚了。bào qiàn, wǒ lái wǎn le.Sorry, I’m late.
- 很抱歉，今天我不能去。hěn bào qiàn, jīn tiān wǒ bù néng qù.I’m very sorry, I can’t go today.
- 让你等了这么久，真抱歉。ràng nǐ děng le zhè me jiǔ, zhēn bào qiàn.Sorry to keep you waiting so long.