bù hǎo yì si

HSK 2

不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si) is a Chinese word meaning “to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to feel embarrassed
  2. 2to find it embarrassing
  3. 3to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

Characters in 不好意思

不bù · no; not so好hǎo · good意yì · (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense思sī · to think

Related words

不no; not so好good好to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon意思idea不错correct好像as if愿意to wish不能cannot好好well; carefully; nicely; properly

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