FluentPlex

不好意思

bù hǎo yì si verb A1
  1. to feel embarrassed
  2. to find it embarrassing
  3. to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
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周进不好意思。
儒林外史, p. 22 · C2
我疑心老旦已经进去了,但也不好意思说再回去看。
鲁迅作品选, p. 42 · C2
他听了,觉得很不好意思。
刻舟求剑的故事, p. 1 · A2

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