不好意思

bù hǎo yì si

HSK level: HSK 2

Meaning

to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

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Characters

不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一好hǎogood, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well女子意yìthought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention音心思sīto think, to ponder, to consider; final particle田心

Examples

不好意思，我迷路了。

bù hǎo yì si， wǒ mí lù le。

Excuse me, I'm lost.

不好意思，我没零钱。

bù hǎo yì si， wǒ méi líng qián。

I'm sorry, I don't have change.

一直打扰你不好意思。

yī zhí dǎ rǎo nǐ bù hǎo yì si。

I'm sorry to bother you so often.