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不好意思

bù hǎo yì si · bu hao yi si

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HSK 2 Old HSK 5

Meaning

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

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Sorry, wrong seat

Liangliang
不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，这是(zhèshì)我的(wǒde)座位(zuòwèi)
Sorry, this is my seat.
Dengdeng
啊(a)，不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)！我(wǒ)看错(kàncuò)了(le)
Oh, sorry! I read it wrong.
Liangliang
没关系(méiguānxi)，别(bié)不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)。你的(nǐde)票(piào)是(shì)几号(jǐhào)？
No problem, don't feel bad. What number is your ticket?
Dengdeng
十二号(shíèrhào)，在(zài)那边(nàbian)。你的(nǐde)呢(ne)？
Number twelve, it's over there. What about yours?
Liangliang
我的(wǒde)是(shì)十一号(shíyīhào)……不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，我(wǒ)坐错(zuòcuò)了(le)！
Mine is number eleven... Sorry, I'm the one in the wrong seat!

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2 examples

01

不(bù)好(hǎo)意(yì)思(si)，请(qǐng)问(wèn)您(nín)知(zhī)道(dào)现(xiàn)在(zài)几(jǐ)点(diǎn)了(le)吗(ma)？

Excuse me, do you know what time it is?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bù)好(hǎo)意(yì)思(si)，请(qǐng)问(wèn)我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)开(kāi)窗(chuāng)吗(ma)？

Excuse me, but may I open the window?

Tatoeba: Chinese by yuzazaza · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

good; appropriate; proper

idea; meaning

to think; to consider

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