不好意思

不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi in a sentence

Embarrassed

Full dictionary entry 4 sentences

不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi) means Embarrassed. Below are 4 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

From the graded readers

我很后悔,也很 不好意思 。

wǒ hěn hòuhuǐ, yě hěn bùhǎoyìsi.

I was full of regret, and ashamed.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding

我很 不好意思 地给卖家发了消息。

wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de gěi mài jiā fā le / liǎo / liào xiāoxi.

I messaged the seller, rather embarrassed.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online

我很 不好意思 地说:“对不起,我迟到了。”

wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le / liǎo / liào."

I said awkwardly, "Sorry, I'm late."

Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work

他非常 不好意思 ,说:“对不起,我的腿不太好,每天晚上要走一会儿。”

tā fēicháng bùhǎoyìsi, shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ de(possessive) tuǐ bù tài hǎo / hào, měitiān wǎnshang yào zǒu yìhuir."

He was mortified. "I'm so sorry — my legs aren't good and I have to walk about for a while each night."

Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs

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This page shows 4 sentences using 不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi, "Embarrassed"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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