原谅

原諒

yuánliàng

verb HSK 6 #912

Meanings

To return to the source of understanding — to forgive.

Qǐng nǐ yuán liàng wǒ.

Please forgive me.

Tā wúfǎ yuán liàng tā de qīpiàn.

She cannot forgive his deception.

Wǒ yǐjīng yuán liàng le tā.

I have already forgiven him.

Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi bù kě yuán liàng.

This kind of behavior is unforgivable.

usage

原谅 is the standard word for 'forgive.' For more formal/literary contexts, use 宽恕 (kuānshù). 不可原谅 means 'unforgivable.'

原 yuán

谅 liàng