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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
對不起 duìbuqǐ	對不起 \| 對不起* \| *對不起	I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint	对不起 HSK 1


請問 qǐngwèn	請問 \| 請問* \| *請問	Excuse me, may I ask...?	请问 HSK 1


原諒 yuánliàng	原諒 \| 原諒* \| *原諒	to excuse / to forgive / to pardon	原谅 HSK 6


免除 miǎnchú	免除 \| 免除* \| *免除	to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit	HSK 7-9


借口 jièkǒu	借口 \| 借口* \| *借口	to use as an excuse / excuse; pretext	HSK 7-9


懶驢上磨屎尿多 lǎnlǘshàngmòshǐniàoduō	懶驢…尿多 \| 懶驢…尿多* \| *懶驢…尿多	(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing	懒驴上磨屎尿多


推說 tuīshuō	推說 \| 推說* \| *推說	to plead / to claim as an excuse	推说


免 miǎn	免 \| 免* \| *免	to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited	HSK 7-9


勞駕 láojià	勞駕 \| 勞駕* \| *勞駕	excuse me	劳驾


借過 jièguò	借過 \| 借過* \| *借過	excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)	借过


敬謝不敏 jìngxièbùmǐn	敬謝不敏 \| 敬謝不敏* \| *敬謝不敏	please excuse me for not complying / to politely decline	敬谢不敏


借故 jiègù	借故 \| 借故* \| *借故	to find an excuse


得罪 dézuì	得罪 \| 得罪* \| *得罪	to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪	HSK 7-9


藉口 jièkǒu	藉口 \| 藉口* \| *藉口	to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext / also written 借口


諒 liàng	諒 \| 諒* \| *諒	to show understanding / to excuse / to presume / to expect	谅


辯辭 biàncí	辯辭 \| 辯辭* \| *辯辭	an excuse	辩辞


飾 shì	飾 \| 飾* \| *飾	decoration / ornament / to decorate / to adorn / to hide / to conceal (a fault) / excuse (to hide a fault) / to play a role (in opera) / to impersonate	饰


假條 jiàtiáo	假條 \| 假條* \| *假條	leave of absence request (from work or school) / excuse note / CL: 張｜张	假条


推托 tuītuō	推托 \| 推托* \| *推托	to make excuses / to give an excuse (for not doing something)


包涵 bāohan	包涵 \| 包涵* \| *包涵	to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant


由頭 yóutou	由頭 \| 由頭* \| *由頭	pretext / excuse / justification / reason	由头


借光 jièguāng	借光 \| 借光* \| *借光	excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige


辯詞 biàncí	辯詞 \| 辯詞* \| *辯詞	an excuse	辩词


巧立名目 qiǎolìmíngmù	巧立名目 \| 巧立名目* \| *巧立名目	to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)


狡辯 jiǎobiàn	狡辯 \| 狡辯* \| *狡辯	to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story / to make excuses	狡辩


先走一步 xiānzǒuyībù	先走一步 \| 先走一步* \| *先走一步	to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)


藉詞推搪 jiècítuītáng	藉詞推搪 \| 藉詞推搪* \| *藉詞推搪	to make a lot of excuses	借词推搪


饒過 ráoguò	饒過 \| 饒過* \| *饒過	to pardon / to excuse / to forgive	饶过


歹勢 dǎishì	歹勢 \| 歹勢* \| *歹勢	(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])	歹势


謝病 xièbìng	謝病 \| 謝病* \| *謝病	to excuse oneself because of illness	谢病


有失遠迎 yǒushīyuǎnyíng	有失遠迎 \| 有失遠迎* \| *有失遠迎	(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you	有失远迎


不依不饒 bùyībùráo	不依不饒 \| 不依不饒* \| *不依不饒	not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive / to treat severely without listening to excuses	不依不饶


出脫 chūtuō	出脫 \| 出脫* \| *出脫	to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child)	出脱


失陪 shīpéi	失陪 \| 失陪* \| *失陪	Excuse me, I must be leaving now.


盾牌 dùnpái	盾牌 \| 盾牌* \| *盾牌	shield / pretext / excuse


胡謅 húzhōu	胡謅 \| 胡謅* \| *胡謅	to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble	胡诌


擔待 dāndài	擔待 \| 擔待* \| *擔待	to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility	担待


託詞 tuōcí	託詞 \| 託詞* \| *託詞	to make an excuse / pretext / excuse	托词


推搪 tuītáng	推搪 \| 推搪* \| *推搪	to offer excuses (colloquial) / to stall


告退 gàotuì	告退 \| 告退* \| *告退	to petition for retirement (old) / to ask for leave to withdraw / to ask to be excused


胡編 húbiān	胡編 \| 胡編* \| *胡編	to make things up / to concoct (a story, an excuse etc)	胡编


找台階兒 zhǎotáijiēr	找台階兒 \| 找台階兒* \| *找台階兒	to find an excuse / to look for a pretext	找台阶儿


拍謝 pāixiè	拍謝 \| 拍謝* \| *拍謝	(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry; apologetic; embarrassed; shy (from Taiwanese 歹勢, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè]) (also sometimes written as 歹勢 in Mandarin)	拍谢


寬假 kuānjiǎ	寬假 \| 寬假* \| *寬假	to pardon / to excuse	宽假


告便 gàobiàn	告便 \| 告便* \| *告便	to ask to be excused / to ask leave to go to the toilet


貸 dài	貸 \| 貸* \| *貸	to lend on interest / to borrow / a loan / leniency / to make excuses / to pardon / to forgive	贷


諉 wěi	諉 \| 諉* \| *諉	to shirk / to give excuses	诿


飾詞 shìcí	飾詞 \| 飾詞* \| *飾詞	excuse / pretext	饰词


解嘲 jiěcháo	解嘲 \| 解嘲* \| *解嘲	to try to cover up in an embarrassing situation / to justify oneself / to find excuses


支走 zhīzǒu	支走 \| 支走* \| *支走	to send sb away (with an excuse)


推三阻四 tuīsānzǔsì	推三阻四 \| 推三阻四* \| *推三阻四	to use all sorts of excuses


說辭 shuōcí	說辭 \| 說辭* \| *說辭	excuse / pretext / entreaties / arguments	说辞


寬貸 kuāndài	寬貸 \| 寬貸* \| *寬貸	to pardon / to excuse	宽贷

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