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原谅yuán liàngto forgive

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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. 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?

  1. 我原谅你。

    Wǒ yuánliàng nǐ.

    I forgive you.

  2. 请原谅我。

    Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ.

    Please forgive me.

  3. 妈妈原谅了孩子。

    Māma yuánliàng le háizi.

    Mom forgave the child.

  4. 朋友说错了,我还是原谅朋友。

    Péngyou shuō cuò le, wǒ háishi yuánliàng péngyou.

    The friend said something wrong, and I still forgive the friend.

How is 原谅 used in a conversation?

  1. 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?

  2. 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.

  3. Speaker A:

    妈妈呢?她还生气吗?

    Māma ne? Tā hái shēngqì ma?

    What about Mom? Is she still angry?

  4. 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.

Can you use 原谅 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___你。(I forgive you.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Please forgive me"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 妈妈___了孩子。(Mom forgave the child.)

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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.