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不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
embarrassed / sorry
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What does 不好意思 mean?
不好意思 (pinyin: bù hǎo yì si) means embarrassed / sorry. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 不好意思
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 不 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 好 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 意 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 思
The characters of 不好意思
| 不 | bù | not (HSK 1) |
| 好 | hǎo | good; well (HSK 1) |
| 意 | yì | component character |
| 思 | sī | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 请求 | qǐng qiú | request, ask |
| 谈判 | tán pàn | negotiate; negotiation |
| 煮 | zhǔ | cook (by boiling) |
| 完整 | wán zhěng | complete, intact |
| 吻 | wěn | to kiss |
| 矛盾 | máo dùn | contradiction |
| 妇女 | fù nǚ | woman |
| 结构 | jié gòu | structure |
Full HSK 5 list · Translate a sentence with 不好意思
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