| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse / excuse / pretext |   |
| 原谅 | yuán liàng | to excuse / to forgive / to pardon | |
| 免除 | miǎn chú | to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit | |
| 盾牌 | dùn pái | shield / pretext / excuse | |
| 包涵 | bāo hán | to excuse / to forgive / to bear with / to contain | |
| 藉口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext / also written 借口[jie4 kou3] | |
| 说辞 | shuō cí | excuse / pretext / entreaties / arguments | |
| 挡箭牌 | dǎng jiàn pái | shield / (fig.) excuse | |
| 由头 | yóu tou | pretext / excuse / justification / reason | |
| 托词 | tuō cí | to make an excuse / pretext / excuse | |
| 饰 |  shì | decoration / ornament / to decorate / to adorn / to hide / to conceal (a fault) / excuse (to hide a fault) / to play a role (in opera) / to impersonate | |
| 谅 | liàng | to show understanding / to excuse / to presume / to expect | |
| 饰词 | shì cí | excuse / pretext | |
| 宽假 | kuān jiǎ | to pardon / to excuse | |
| 宽贷 | kuān dài | to pardon / to excuse | |
| 饶过 | ráo guò | to pardon / to excuse / to forgive | |
| 包涵 | bāo han | to excuse / to forgive / to bear with / to be tolerant | |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry / excuse me / I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down / to disappoint | |
| 得罪 | dé zuì | to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5] | |
| 推托 | tuī tuō | to make excuses / to give an excuse (for not doing something) | |
| 借故 | jiè gù | to find an excuse | |
| 担待 | dān dài | to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility | |
| 劳驾 | láo jià | excuse me | |
| 失陪 | shī péi | Excuse me, I must be leaving now. | |
| 借光 | jiè guāng | excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige | |
| 敬谢不敏 | jìng xiè bù mǐn | please excuse me for not complying / to politely decline | |
| 假条 | jià tiáo | leave of absence request (from work or school) / excuse note / CL:張|张[zhang1] | |
| 辩词 | biàn cí | an excuse | |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited | |
| 借过 | jiè guò | excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) | |
| 找台阶儿 | zhǎo tái jiē r | to find an excuse / to look for a pretext | |
| 推说 | tuī shuō | to plead / to claim as an excuse | |
| 谢病 | xiè bìng | to excuse oneself because of illness | |
| 辩辞 | biàn cí | an excuse | |
| 歹势 | dǎi shì | (Tw) excuse me / to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) | |
| 有失远迎 | yǒu shī yuǎn yíng | (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you | |
| 胡编 | hú biān | to make things up / to concoct (a story, an excuse etc) | |
| 先走一步 | xiān zǒu yī bù | to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease / to die first (e.g. before one's spouse) | |
| 拍谢 | pāi xiè | (Tw) excuse me / to be sorry / apologetic / embarrassed / shy (from Taiwanese 歹勢, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) (also sometimes written as 歹勢 / in Mandarin) | |
