不好意思
Meaning
- to feel embarrassed
- to find it embarrassing
- to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
Example sentence
不好意思……
I'm sorry.
Characters in 不好意思
- 不 bù no; not so
- 好 hǎo good
- 意 yì meaning; intention, idea
- 思 sī to think; thought
意思 is meaning or inclination, so 不好意思 is literally being in an awkward frame of mind. It works both as embarrassed and as a soft apology, milder than 对不起.