Question 1

How do you pronounce 不好意思?

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不好意思 is pronounced "bù hǎoyìsi" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 2 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 不好意思 mean?

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不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi) means: phr. 害羞, shy, embarrassed; 由于爱面子不便或不肯做某事, find it inappropriate or embarrassing to do sth. due to one's feelings.

Question 3

How do you write 不好意思 in Chinese?

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不好意思 is written with 4 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 不好意思.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 不好意思?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 不好意思 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

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Zhuyin:

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Character relationships for 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi)

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Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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Related words by character connection

不客气HSK 1

不要HSK 1

对不起HSK 1

不但HSK 3

不但…而且…HSK 3

不见HSK 3

差不多HSK 3

不过HSK 4

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