# 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi): to feel embarrassed | HSK 2 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-2/buhaoyisi-0313
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-2-0313
HSK levels: 2
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:38:17.865Z
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Learn 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi), HSK 2: to feel embarrassed; to be sorry. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 不好意思

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bù hǎoyìsi

to feel embarrassed; to be sorry

HSK 2

## Pronunciation

不bù4

Fourth tone: falling

Fourth tone: falling

好hǎo3

Third tone: low, then rising

Third tone: low, then rising

意yì4

Fourth tone: falling

Fourth tone: falling

思si·

Neutral tone

Neutral tone

Tone marks follow the source pinyin. Listen to the complete word to practise connected pronunciation.

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## Usage in this example

Describes feeling embarrassed or shy when praised by a teacher, or serves as a polite apology meaning excuse me when interrupting someone.

## Example sentence

他被老师表扬时，觉得不好意思。

tā bèi lǎoshī biǎoyáng shí, juéde bù hǎoyìsi.

He felt embarrassed when the teacher praised him.

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## Related vocabulary

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