liàng
谅
forgive; expect
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
forgive; excuse; pardon
neutralUsed when asking someone to overlook a minor mistake or showing understanding of another's situation.
Qǐng请
nǐ你
yuánliàng原
wǒ谅
gāngcái我
de刚
shī才
lǐ的
失
礼
。
Please forgive my rudeness just now.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
tǐliàng体
tā谅
de他
nán的
chù难
处
。
We should understand his difficulties.
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Tā他
qǐng请
qiú求
péngyǒu朋
yuánliàng友
zìjǐ原
de谅
shū自
hu己
的
疏
忽
。
He asked his friend to excuse his carelessness.
Wǒ我
liàng谅
nǐ你
yě也
bù不
gǎn敢
wéi违
yuē约
。
I expect you wouldn't dare break the contract.
Lǎoshī老
tǐliàng师
le体
xuéshēng谅
chí了
dào学
de生
yuányīn迟
到
的
原
因
。
The teacher understood why the student was late.
verb
expect; suppose; presume
formalUsed to express a confident assumption about someone's behavior or a situation, often followed by a clause stating the assumption.
Liàng谅
tā他
bù不
huì会
jùjué拒
nǐ绝
de你
hǎo的
yì好
意
。
I suppose he won't turn down your kindness.
Liàng谅
nǐ你
yě也
bù不
zhīdào知
zhège道
mìmì这
个
秘
密
。
I expect you don't know this secret.
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Wǒ我
liàng谅
tā他
jīntiān今
yīng天
gāi应
bù该
huì不
lái会
le来
了
。
I guess he won't come today.
Liàng谅
nǐ你
bù不
gǎn敢
wéibèi违
chéngnuò背
承
诺
。
I presume you won't break your promise.
Tā他
liàng谅
wǒ我
bù不
huì会
tíqián提
líkāi前
离
开
。
He expected I wouldn't leave early.