对不住

對不住

duìbuzhù

phrase #25,839

Meanings

HSK 3

我真的对不住你，让你等了这么久。

Wǒ zhēnde duìbuzhù nǐ, ràng nǐ děng le zhème jiǔ.

I'm truly sorry for making you wait so long.

HSK 5

他感到自己对不住父母的期望。

Tā gǎndào zìjǐ duìbuzhù fùmǔ de qīwàng.

He felt he had let down his parents' expectations.

usage

对不住 is more formal and weightier than 对不起. It implies a deeper failure or moral debt - not just a minor inconvenience but truly letting someone down.

对 duì

不 bù

住 zhù