How to use 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi) in Mandarin Chinese?

不好意思 bù hǎoyìsi GRAMMAR

HSK 2 · Grammar note

不好意思 — how to use it in Chinese

sorry; how embarrassing

Frequent patterns

Explanation

Can express politeness, apology, or embarrassment depending on the context.

Example sentences

不好意思 bù hǎo yì si

Sorry

不好意思 bù hǎo yì si 我 wǒ 来晚 lái wǎn 了 le

Sorry I'm late

不好意思 bù hǎo yì si 请问 qǐng wèn 火车站 huǒ chē zhàn 在哪儿 zài nǎr

Excuse me, where is the train station?

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