原谅yuán liàngto forgive
原谅 (yuán liàng) means "to forgive." 我原谅你 says I forgive you. 请原谅我 says please forgive me. 妈妈原谅了孩子 says Mom forgave the child. 朋友说错了,我还是原谅朋友 says the friend said something wrong, and I still forgive the friend. Each of these sentences uses that same meaning.
What does 原谅 mean?
- 1.
to forgiveverb
What do the characters in 原谅 mean?
- 原not compositional here
- 谅to excuse
How do you use 原谅?
原谅 can take a person as its object, as in 原谅我 or 原谅你.
Patterns
原谅 + Person
我原谅你。
Wǒ yuánliàng nǐ.
I forgive you.
请 + 原谅 + Person
请原谅我。
Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ.
Please forgive me.
原谅了 + Person
妈妈原谅了孩子。
Māma yuánliàng le háizi.
Mom forgave the child.
What are some examples of 原谅 in a sentence?
How is 原谅 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
昨天我说错了,你能原谅我吗?
Zuótiān wǒ shuō cuò le, nǐ néng yuánliàng wǒ ma?
I said something wrong yesterday. Can you forgive me?
- Speaker B:
可以,但是下次说话要小心。
Kěyǐ, dànshì xià cì shuōhuà yào xiǎoxīn.
Yes, but be careful what you say next time.
- Speaker A:
妈妈呢?她还生气吗?
Māma ne? Tā hái shēngqì ma?
What about Mom? Is she still angry?
- Speaker B:
不生气了,她早就原谅你了。
Bù shēngqì le, tā zǎo jiù yuánliàng nǐ le.
Not anymore. She forgave you long ago.
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Related words
- 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardonHSK 1
- 请qǐngplease (do sth)HSK 1
- 朋友péng youfriendHSK 1
- 错cuòmistake; wrong; badHSK 2
- 生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furiousHSK 3
- 可以kě yǐcan; may; possible; able toHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.