| 不好意思 |
bù hǎo yì si |
to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不好 |
bù hǎo |
no good |
| 好 |
hǎo |
good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello |
| 好 |
hào |
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to |
| 好意 |
hǎo yì |
good intention / kindness |
| 好意思 |
hǎo yì si |
to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question) |
| 意 |
Yì |
Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利) |
| 意 |
yì |
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate |
| 意思 |
yì si |
idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL:个 / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc |
| 思 |
sī |
to think / to consider |