歉意

qiànyì

noun HSK 7-9 #7,597

Meanings

Literally 'feeling of apology'

HSK 4

对于给您带来的不便，我们深表歉意。

Duìyú gěi nín dàilái de búbiàn, wǒmen shēnbiǎo qiànyì.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.

HSK 5

他向她表达了深深的歉意。

Tā xiàng tā biǎodá le shēnshēn de qiànyì.

He expressed his deep apologies to her.

歉意 is formal and polite. Common collocations: 表示歉意 (express apologies), 深表歉意 (express sincere apologies). For casual apologies, use 对不起 or 不好意思.

歉 qiàn

意 yì