不好意思

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Chinese

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not; no to feel no shame; to have the nerve
trad. (不好意思) 好意思
simp. #(不好意思) 好意思

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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不好意思

  1. embarrassed; shy; ill at ease
  2. too embarrassed or shy to do something
    他們不好意思 [MSC, trad.]
    他们不好意思 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen bùhǎoyìsi zǒu jìn lái. [Pinyin]
    They're too embarrassed to come in.
    不好意思拒絕 [MSC, trad.]
    不好意思拒绝 [MSC, simp.]
    bùhǎoyìsī jùjué tā. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Interjection

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不好意思

  1. sorry; excuse me
    不好意思破費 [MSC, trad.]
    不好意思破费 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhēn bùhǎoyìsi, ràng nǐ pòfèi le. [Pinyin]
    I'm so sorry for putting you to the expense.
    不好意思現在一會兒 [MSC, trad.]
    不好意思现在一会儿 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ xiànzài shǒu shang yǒu shì zài zuò, yīhuìr dǎ gěi nǐ hǎo ma? [Pinyin]
    Sorry, I'm in the middle of something, can I call you back later?

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