HSK 2 · Feelings

不好意思

bù hǎo yì si

sorry; embarrassed

Stroke order of 不好意思

4 characters, 32 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

不 · 4 strokes 好 · 6 strokes意 · 13 strokes思 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

不 not, 好 good, 意 sound 音 over a heart 心, 思 a brain 田 over a heart: a heart that is not at ease.

Parts: 不 not + 好 good + 意思 meaning

The characters in 不好意思

不 bù — not; no (4 strokes)
好 hǎo — good; well (6 strokes)

Example sentence

不好意思，我来晚了。

Sorry, I'm late.

Words with 不

不客气you're welcome 对不起sorry 不not; no 不大not very; not often 不用no need 不对incorrect 是不是is it or not 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 不少quite a lot 不够not enough 不满dissatisfied 不一定not necessarily 差不多almost; about the same 不要don't 不行no way; won't do 不过but; however 不但not only

Words with 好

好good; well 好吃tasty; delicious 好看good-looking 好听pleasant to hear 好玩儿fun; interesting 爱好hobby; to like 最好best; had better 好人good person 好久a long time 好多many; a lot 挺好quite good 友好friendly 好像to seem; to look like 好处advantage; benefit 好事good thing 正好just right; happen to 好好well; properly 只好to have no choice but to

Words with 意

意思meaning 满意satisfied 故意on purpose 愿意to be willing 意见opinion; complaint 有意思interesting 生意business; trade 主意idea; plan 意义meaning; significance 同意to agree 注意to pay attention 意外accident; unexpected

Words with 思

意思meaning 有意思interesting 思想thought; thinking

More words: Feelings

开心happy 快乐happy; joyful 难过sad; upset 放心to be at ease; to relax 感动to move (emotionally); moved 满意satisfied 不满dissatisfied 可怕terrible; scary 怕to be afraid 急anxious; urgent 心情mood 心里in one's heart; in one's mind 心中in one's heart 感到to feel 感觉to feel; feeling 啊ah; oh (particle)

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