不好意思 bù hǎo yì si — to feel embarrassed

Meanings

1. 1

   to feel embarrassed

   to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

   verb

Character breakdown

• 不

  bù (fourth tone, falling)

  not, no — the general negative, placed before verbs and adjectives

  4 strokesRadical 一
• 好

  hǎo (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)

  good, fine, well; easy to do; (hào) to be fond of, to like

  6 strokes⿰女子Radical 女

Words containing 不

• 不bù (fourth tone, falling)not (negates verbs, adjectives and modal verbs)
• 不要bù (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)don't!
• 不错/不錯bù (fourth tone, falling) cuò (fourth tone, falling)correct
• 不同bù (fourth tone, falling) tóng (second tone, rising)different
• 不断/不斷búduàn (second tone, rising)continuously, unceasingly
• 不过/不過búguò (second tone, rising)but, however (a lighter contrast than 但是)
• 不如bùrú (fourth tone, falling)to be not as good as; had better
• 不再bù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling)no more
• 不用bù (fourth tone, falling) yòng (fourth tone, falling)need not
• 不少bù (fourth tone, falling) shǎo (third tone, dipping)many
• 不但búdàn (second tone, rising)not only … (but also)
• 差不多chàbuduō (fourth tone, falling)about the same, close enough, not much different
• 不然bùrán (fourth tone, falling)otherwise, or else
• 不管bùguǎn (fourth tone, falling)no matter (what/how…), regardless of
• 不足bùzú (fourth tone, falling)insufficient, inadequate; a shortcoming
• 不够/不夠bù (fourth tone, falling) gòu (fourth tone, falling)not enough
• 不行bù (fourth tone, falling) xíng (second tone, rising)won't do
• 不仅/不僅bù (fourth tone, falling) jǐn (third tone, dipping)not only (this one)

Words containing 好

• 好hǎo (third tone, dipping)good, fine, well
• 好像hǎoxiàng (third tone, dipping)it seems, apparently
• 好好hǎo (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)well
• 美好měi (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)beautiful
• 好奇hàoqí (fourth tone, falling)curious, inquisitive
• 最好zuì (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)best
• 好多hǎo (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level)many
• 好看hǎo (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling)good-looking
• 好吃hǎochī (third tone, dipping)tasty, delicious
• 好运/好運hǎo (third tone, dipping) yùn (fourth tone, falling)good luck
• 良好liáng (second tone, rising) hǎo (third tone, dipping)good
• 正好zhèng (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)just (in time)
• 好处/好處hǎo (third tone, dipping) chu (neutral tone)benefit
• 好事hǎo (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
• 爱好/愛好àihào (fourth tone, falling)hobby, pastime, interest
• 好久hǎo (third tone, dipping) jiǔ (third tone, dipping)quite a while
• 只好zhǐ (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)without any better option