好意思
to have the nerve / what a cheek! / to feel no shame / to overcome the shame / (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
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.
不好意思，我不是故意的。
bù hǎo yì sī, wǒ bú shì gù yì de.
Sorry, I did not mean it.
不好意思，我不会喝酒。
bù hǎo yì sī, wǒ bú huì hē jiǔ.
Sorry, I don't know how to drink alcohol.
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