不好意思

bù hǎo yì si

so shy, really shy

Example Sentences

不好意思,我来晚了。

bù hǎo yì sī, wǒ lái wǎn le.

I am really embarrassed, I arrived late.

大家都看着他,他有点儿不好意思了。

dà jiā dōu kàn zhe tā, tā yǒu diǎn ér bù hǎo yì si le.

Everyone looked at him, and he felt a little embarrassed.

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