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不好意思

bù hǎo yì si

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

bù hǎo yì si · bat1 hou2 ji3 si3 (Jyutping)

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

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Character breakdown

不

Meaning: no, not; un-; negative prefix
Radical: 一
Strokes: 4
Components: ⿱一？
Cangjie: MF
Four-corner: 1090.0

好

Meaning: good, excellent, fine; well
Radical: 女
Strokes: 6
Components: ⿰女子
Cangjie: VND
Four-corner: 4744.7

意

Meaning: thought, idea, opinion; think
Radical: 心
Strokes: 13
Components: ⿱音心
Cangjie: YTAP
Four-corner: 0033.6

思

Meaning: think, consider, ponder; final particle
Radical: 心
Strokes: 9
Components: ⿱田心
Cangjie: WP
Four-corner: 6033.0

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Example sentences

不好意思，我迷路了。

Excuse me, I'm lost.

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不好意思，我没零钱。

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

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