# 道歉 (dàoqiàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 道歉 (dàoqiàn) means “to apologize”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to apologize
- Pinyin: dàoqiàn (dao4 qian4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 你迟到了，应该向他道歉。
  Nǐ chídàole, yīnggāi xiàng tā dàoqiàn.
  You should apologize to him for being late.

## Characters

- [道](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-courses-questions/) (dào): (measure word) for courses/questions; road
- 歉 (qiàn): to apologize; to regret

https://hanziro.com/word/dao-qian-apologize/

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