Word information
Simplified不好意思
Traditional不好意思
Pinyinbùhǎoyìsi
Part of speechv, a
HSK 3.02
HSK 2.05
Chinese word dictionary
不好意思
bùhǎoyìsi · to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 不好意思
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不bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
不客气búkèqiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
不要búyàodon't!; must not
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
好hǎogood; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious