Chinese phrase
抱歉，无法〜 bào qiàn wú fǎ 〜
Meaning
sorry I cannot ___
When to use it
A polite way to say that something cannot be done. It combines an apology with a clear statement of inability and suits work or other formal situations.
Example dialogue
我安排了客户拜访，抱歉，无法参加明天的会议。 wǒ ān pái le kè hù bài fǎng bào qiàn wú fǎ cān jiā míng tiān de huì yì
I have a client visit scheduled, so I'm sorry, but I can't attend tomorrow's meeting.
那我们改到后天下午可以吗？ nà wǒ men gǎi dào hòu tiān xià wǔ ké yǐ ma
Then, can we move it to the afternoon the day after tomorrow?