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"A true friend is someone is there for you when he'd be anywhere else. " - Lei Wein

4.  Excuse me !

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Du¨¬ buqĭ
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means " excuse me " when a re-
quest is being made or " sorry " as an apology for something improper, wrong or an accident that might have caused unpleasant feelings. "H¨§n b¨¤oqi¨¤n " and " q¨«ng yu¨¢nli¨¤ng " are used only as an apology. So be aware of the circumstances and use
" du¨¬ b¨´q¨« "," h¨§n b¨¤oqi¨¤n " and " q¨«ng yu¨¢nli¨¤ng "properly. The replies are all interchangeable. 

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Du¨¬ buqĭ!

" Du¨¬ b¨´q¨« " or " I'm sorry " in Eng lish with a rising one during a conversation is often a request for confirmation either because the speaker didn't follow or didn't believe what was being said. " Du¨¬ b¨´q¨« ", " h¨§n b¨¤oqi¨¤n " and " q¨«ng yu¨¢nli¨¤ng " by themselves in Chinnese are not sufficient enough for such a request. Different  expressions are used for this purpose.

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1Du¨¬ buqĭ!

2.  Hĕn b¨¤oqi¨¤n!

3.  Qĭng yu¨¢nli¨¤ng!

4.  M¨¦i gu¨¡nxi!

5.  B¨² y¨¬aojĭn!

[ Sorry ! ]

[ I'm very sorry ! ]

[ Please forgive me! ]

[ It doesn't matter! ]

[ That's all right! ]


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1.  du¨¬ bu

2.  hĕn

3.  b¨¤oqi¨¤n

4.  yu¨¢nli¨¤ng

5.  m¨¦i

6.  Gu¨¡nxi

7.  y¨¤ojĭn

[ adj. ] sorry

[ adv. ] very much 

[ adj. ] sorry 

[ v. ] pardon

[ adv. ] no, not

[ verb. ] matter

[ adj. ] important 

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