---
title: "Yuanliang Meaning: 原谅 (yuánliàng) Means “to forgive”"
description: "原谅 (traditional 原諒, yuánliàng) means “to forgive; to excuse”. Hear its tones, see what 原 and 谅 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanliang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 原谅 mean?

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原谅 yuánliàng

## to forgive; to excuse

## Its characters

1. 原 yuán original
2. 谅 liàng to forgive

## In a sentence

请原谅我来晚了。 Please forgive me for being late.

悟空小声说：“师父，我错了，请您**原谅**我吧！

From [七十二变 · Seventy-Two Changes](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/seventy-two-changes-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-3#library-word-634-636)

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## More words with 原 or 谅

- [草原 cǎoyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoyuan)
- [高原 gāoyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoyuan)
- [还原 huányuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanyuan)
- [谅解 liàngjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangjie)
- [平原 píngyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingyuan)
- [原本 yuánběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanben)
- [原材料 yuáncáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuancailiao)
- [原创 yuánchuàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanchuang)
- [原来 yuánlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanlai)
- [原理 yuánlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanli)

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