不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
Pinyin

Definition

不好意思
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bù hǎo yì si
  1. to feel embarrassed
  2. to find it embarrassing
  3. to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
好
hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 good to
  5. 5 easy to
  6. 6 very
  7. 7 so
  8. 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
  9. 9 (of two people) close
  10. 10 on intimate terms
  11. 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

不好意思，这是我的位子。
bùhǎoyìsi ，zhè shì wǒ de wèizi 。
Excuse me, this is my seat.
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麻烦您了，真不好意思。
máfan nín le ，zhēn bùhǎoyìsi 。
Sorry for troubling you.
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女孩儿又递给他两张票，说：不好意思，昨晚我不小心拿到错的票放进信封里了。那两张是我在上海的跳蚤市场淘到的古董，这两张才是这周六的门票，就这么巧，恰恰是一样的日期。
nǚháiēr yòu dì gěi tā liǎng zhāng piào ，shuō ：bùhǎoyìsi ，zuówǎn wǒ bù xiǎoxīn nádào cuò de piào fàngjìn xìnfēng lǐ le 。nà liǎng zhāng shì wǒ zài Shànghǎi de tiàozǎoshìchǎng táo dào de gǔdǒng ，zhè liǎng zhāng cái shì zhè zhōuliù de ménpiào ，jiù zhème qiǎo ，qiàqià shì yīyàng de rìqī 。
The girl gave him two tickets again, and she said, "Sorry, I put the wrong tickets into the envelope last night. Those are the antique I picked out at a flea market in Shanghai, and these two tickets are the ones for this Saturday. It's such a coincidence that they're the same date." She said.
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不好意思，请帮我拍照，好吗？
bùhǎoyìsi ，qǐng bāng wǒ pāizhào ，hǎo ma ？
Excuse me, is it okay for you to help me to take a picture?
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不好意思，他不在座位上。
bùhǎoyìsi ，tā bù zài zuòwèi shàng 。
Excuse me, he is not at his desk.
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不好意思，我迟到了。
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ chídào le 。
Excuse me for being late.
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不好意思，让您久等了，真是失礼。
bùhǎoyìsi ，ràng nín jiǔděng le ，zhēnshì shīlǐ 。
Sorry to keep you waiting. I apologize for being rude.
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非常不好意思，我忘记预约会议室了。
fēicháng bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ wàngjì yùyuē huìyìshì le 。
I’m really sorry. I forgot to book the meeting room.
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非常不好意思，我忘记跟经理说今天的会议改期了。
fēicháng bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ wàngjì gēn jīnglǐ shuō jīntiān de huìyì gǎiqī le 。
I am really sorry. I forgot to inform the manager that today’s meeting was rescheduled.
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前面的人走得太慢了。不好意思！麻烦快一点儿。
qiánmiàn de rén zǒu de tài màn le 。bùhǎoyìsi ！máfan kuài yīdiǎnr 。
People in front of us are walking too slowly. Excuse me! Please walk a little bit quicker.
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