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Liu Bang

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對不起 is not used only in minor situation as you mentioned. It can also be used in major one. There are two other phrases I can think of right now that you may use: 1. 很抱歉....(hen3 bao4 qian4....) 2.......很過意不去(.....hen3 guo4 yi4 bu2 qu4).

Hope it helps!:)

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Maybe you can also add 不好意思 (bu4 hao3 yi4 si). I think this shows regret, is that right?
That's right! (but aren't all apologies intended to show regret? :mrgreen: )

Anyway, 不好意思 is often used to imply that you feel embarrassed about having done something, a light apology.

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Wenlin also lists: 我想你道歉, but does not make clear how formal this is. The translation they give is simply: "I apologize."

By the way, I am still unsure about the difference between 抱歉 and 道歉. Does 道歉 describe the process of saying that you are 很抱歉?

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It should be 我(想)向你道歉, or 我(想)跟你道歉. 道歉 is the action to say 抱歉.
Oops, I should have written: 我向你道歉 and did not proofread enough. Thanks also for confirmation about the difference between 道歉 and 抱歉.
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