Word

不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si) is a Chinese word: embarrassed; sorry; excuse me. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 不好意思

叹 tàn interjection

embarrassed; sorry; excuse me

不好意思,请问洗手间在哪里?

bù hǎo yì si qǐng wèn xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ

Excuse me, may I ask where the restroom is?

Log in to add your own translations

Word breakdown

不 bù — not (negation)

好 hǎo — good; easy

意 yì — meaning; intention (first part of 意思)

思 sī / si — thought; meaning (second part of 意思)

Contextual pronunciation: si

Structure & writing
1 不 bù — not; no (negation before verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
不 is a component in 8 characters

不 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 好 hǎo — good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏)
Xpinyin

好 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 女 nǚ — female (opposite of 男)
女 is a component in 54 characters
Show more HSK 1 characters (+2)
Show more HSK 5 characters (+2)
Show more HSK 6 characters (+7)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+13)

Stroke order

3 意 yì — wish; intention

意 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
Show more HSK 4 characters (+1)
Show more HSK 5 characters (+2)
Show more HSK 6 characters (+3)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+13)

Stroke order

4 思 sī / si — to think, consider, use one's mind
思 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

4.2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
Show more HSK 4 characters (+1)
Show more HSK 5 characters (+2)
Show more HSK 6 characters (+3)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+13)

Stroke order