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Making Apologies

You are still standing inside the coffee shop at the airport in Beijing. But now you have successfully made a request in Chinese, and bought a cup of hot coffee.

When you are bringing the coffee to a table near the window at the shop, you do not notice that a Chinese girl is walking in your direction. Then unfortunately you spill the hot coffee all down the girl’s dress.

Under this embarrassing circumstance what would you say to the girl in Chinese?

If you need to find out how to appropriately apologize in Chinese, please read through this section.