How to say “forgive” in Chinese
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“Forgive” in Chinese is 原谅, yuán liàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
原谅 is read yuán liàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A spring beneath a cliff 厂 — the source. It hints at the sound of 愿 yuàn.
On the left, 讠 “speech”. The right part 京 is the same as in 凉 liáng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “原谅”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 原谅. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我忘了你的生日，请原谅我。wǒwànglenǐdeshēngrì,qǐngyuánliàngwǒI forgot your birthday, please forgive me.
- 请原谅我我误会你了qǐngyuánliàngwǒ,wǒwùhuìnǐlePlease forgive me, I misunderstood you.
- 看在我的面子上原谅他吧kànzàiwǒdemiànzishang,yuánliàngtābaFor my sake — forgive him.
More words from the lesson “Friendship and misunderstandings”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “forgive” in Chinese?
“Forgive” in Chinese is 原谅, pinyin yuánliàng.
What does 原谅 mean?
原谅 (yuánliàng) means “forgive”.
How do you write 原谅?
原谅 is 2 characters: 原 (yuán) — original; plain; 谅 (liàng) — forgive, understand. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 原谅?
原谅 is read yuánliàng. Tones: yuán — second tone, liàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“forgive” in the lesson “Friendship and misunderstandings”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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