# 不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi) means “excuse me; sorry; embarrassed”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: excuse me; sorry; embarrassed
- Pinyin: bùhǎoyìsi (bu4 hao3 yi4 si5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 不好意思，我迟到了。
  Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ chídào le.
  Excuse me, I'm late.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [好](https://hanziro.com/word/hao-good/) (hǎo): good; well
- 意 (yì): idea; thought; meaning; sense; intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
- 思 (sī): to think; to consider

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-hao-yi-si-excuse-me/

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