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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 不好意思
[bùhǎoyìsi]
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1.
害羞
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别人一夸,他就不好意思起来
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2.
碍于情面而不便(做某事)
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都是熟人,实在不好意思回绝
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3.
客套话,难为情
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这点东西真拿不出手,不好意思
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Examples
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在你面前班门弄斧,太不好意思了。
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I'm making a fool of myself trying to show off before an expert like you.
→ 班门弄斧
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她被夸得不好意思了。
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She felt embarrassed by so much praise.
→ 不好意思
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让你久等了,真不好意思。
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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
→ 不好意思
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不好意思推辞
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find it difficult to refuse
→ 不好意思
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不好意思再问
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hesitate to ask again
→ 不好意思
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怪不好意思的
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feel rather embarrassed
→ 怪
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她不好意思那么说。
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It embarrassed her to say that.
→ 那么
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她头一次上街卖菜,不好意思吆喝。
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The first time she went out selling vegetables, she was too shy to cry out for customers.
→ 吆喝
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我想找他帮忙,又不好意思张嘴。
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I would have liked him to give me a hand, but found it embarrassing to ask.
→ 张嘴
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我被批评了, 觉得脸火烫火烫的, 很不好意思。
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I was criticized, so my face was scalding and I felt ashamed.
→ 火烫
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Word Decomposition
不
[bù]
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好
[hǎo]
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意
[yì]
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思
[sī]
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