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HSK
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint
HSK 1
Excuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 1
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  *我* | 我* | *我
I; me; my
HSK 1
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  *呢* | 呢* | *呢
particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation
HSK 1
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5]
HSK 2
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  *咱* | 咱* | *咱
I or me / we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)
HSK 2
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
HSK 3
brothers / younger brother / CL: 個|个 / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal
HSK 4
other people / sb else / he, she or they / I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")
HSK 4
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
I; me; myself / oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
HSK 5
unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that
HSK 6
to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me!
HSK 6
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  *餘* | 餘* | *餘
extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me
HSK 7-9
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  *余* | 余* | *余
(literary) I; me / variant of 餘|余
HSK 7-9
to appear before one's eyes / to come into view / to float into appearance / to come back (of images from the past) / to emerge / it emerges / it occurs (to me that..)
HSK 7-9
easy to deal with; not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me
HSK 7-9
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
HSK 7-9
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  *朕* | 朕* | *朕
(used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we") / (literary) omen
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
I / me / my / (often used in early vernacular literature)
I / me / we / my home / our house
please forgive me
(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
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  *愚* | 愚* | *愚
to be stupid / to cheat or deceive / me or I (modest)
to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal)
refrain (from doing sth) / (coll.) Come on! / Give me a break! / Save it!
life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me
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  *麼* | 麼* | *麼
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus, etc
you let me win (said politely after winning a game)
I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)
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  *麽* | 麽* | *麽
variant of 麼|么
to show disrespect; I'm awfully sorry – please forgive me
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  *儂* | 儂* | *儂
you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical)
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  *唉* | 唉* | *唉
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
without eloquence / untalented / I, me (humble)
balsam / Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina) / touch-me-not / busy Lizzie
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me
lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) / fig. each tries to outwit the other / deceit and treachery
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
to be generous (idiom) / to be magnanimous / Give me a break!
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
leave it to me (idiom) / I'll take care of it
undue trouble / Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.
you're too kind; you flatter me
(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
bring it on! / give me all you got!
(courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)
please forgive me
excuse me
please excuse me for not complying / to politely decline
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *予* | 予* | *予
(archaic) I / me
Please do not be too severe on me!
untalented / I / me (humble) / also written 不才
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  *卬* | 卬* | *卬
I (regional colloquial) / me / variant of
(term of respect) second only to father / like a father (to me)
(literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety)
untalented / I / me (humble)
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)
Mêdog county, Tibetan: Me tog rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区, Tibet
please forgive me
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  *嚜* | 嚜* | *嚜
(final particle)
editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)
(polite) do me the honor
paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I; me; this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out
Mêdog county, Tibetan: Me tog rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区, Tibet
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
Excuse me, I must be leaving now.
to overpraise / You praise me too much!
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
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  *麿* | 麿* | *麿
(Japanese kokuji) I, me (archaic) / suffix attached to the name of a person or pet / pr. maro
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
Bomi county, Tibetan: Spo mes rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区, Tibet
(idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
(Internet slang) don't call on me; don't drag me in
Bomi county, Tibetan: Spo mes rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区, Tibet
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  *庅* | 庅* | *庅
variant of 麼|么
give me liberty or give me death
old lady / (old woman's self-reference) I, me
(Tw) excuse me; to be sorry (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pháinn-sè])
to be so kind as to enlighten me
forget-me-not, genus Myosotis (botany)
(polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom) / fig. it's a life-and-death struggle / it's either him or me
don't bother to see me out
to help / to do a favor / (Shanghainese) Come on! / Give me a break!
you and me both; that makes two of us
(Internet slang) I can't even... / Are you kidding me! / OMG!
me personally; the sort of person I am
to be indebted to sb for care / thank you for looking after me
to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility

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