海涵

hǎihán
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to kindly forgive; to bear with

Examples

HSK 6
Zhāodài bùzhōu, hái qǐng gèwèi hǎihán.
Please forgive us if our hospitality has fallen short.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ chūlái-zhàdào, yǒu shénme zuò de búduì de dìfang, qǐng dàjiā duōduō hǎihán.
I'm new here, so if I do anything wrong, please bear with me.

Tips

usage
A polite phrase for apologising in advance, in speeches, letters and when hosting guests: 请多海涵, 还望海涵. It is literally 'to hold like the sea', asking the listener to take in one's faults as the sea takes in everything. 包涵 is the more everyday word.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi
涵 hán