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不好意思

bùhǎoyìsi

to feel embarrassed

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Meaning of 不好意思 in English

bùhǎoyìsiHSK 2Syllabus #313
  1. to feel embarrassed
  2. to find it embarrassing
  3. to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

Example sentences

  1. 不好意思我发音不太好。
    bù hǎo yì sī wǒ fā yīn bù tài hǎo。
    I'm sorry my pronunciation isn't very good.
    Tatoeba #4885137 by musclegirlxyp · #3049857 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 不好意思，我迷路了。
    bù hǎo yì sī， wǒ mí lù le。
    Excuse me, I'm lost.
    Tatoeba #346873 by fucongcong · #51482 by autuno · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 不好意思，但我有点恶心。
    bù hǎo yì sī， dàn wǒ yǒu diǎn ě xīn。
    Excuse me, but I feel sick.
    Tatoeba #9956880 by GlossaMatik · #51488 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

不 on its own →
bù · no; not so

HSK words with 不

不HSK 1不要HSK 1不客气HSK 1对不起HSK 1不错HSK 2不但HSK 3不见HSK 3不用HSK 3不同HSK 3不久HSK 3
好 on its own →
hǎo · good

HSK words with 好

好HSK 1好吃HSK 1好看HSK 1好听HSK 1你好HSK 1好玩儿HSK 1爱好HSK 2好多HSK 3好久HSK 3好像HSK 3
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HSK words with 意

意思HSK 2没意思HSK 2有意思HSK 2满意HSK 3同意HSK 3愿意HSK 3注意HSK 3得意HSK 4故意HSK 4生意HSK 4
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HSK words with 思

意思HSK 2没意思HSK 2有意思HSK 2思考HSK 5思维HSK 5思想HSK 5反思HSK 6思路HSK 6思念HSK 6沉思HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences