"To be sorry" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry / to feel apologetic / sorry! |   |
| 不好意思 |  bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | |
| 不过意 | bù guò yì | to be sorry / to feel apologetic | |
| 歹势 | dǎi shì | (Tw) excuse me / to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) | |
| 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) | |
