好意思 meaning in English
to have the nerve; what a cheek!
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Meaning of 好意思
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
hǎoyìsi
- to have the nerve
- what a cheek!
- to feel no shame
- to overcome the shame
- (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
好意思 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
不好意思，我要问一些事情。
Excuse me, I've got to ask something.
汤姆很不好意思去求帮忙。
Tom was embarrassed to have to ask for help.
不好意思！
Excuse me!
不好意思……
Sorry...
不好意思？
Sorry?
Stroke order for each character
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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意 yì · thought · 13 strokes
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思 sī · to think · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好意思.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 意思 | yìsi | idea; opinion |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | to wish; to want |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 好意思
What does 好意思 mean?
好意思 (hǎoyìsi) means "to have the nerve; what a cheek!".
How do you write 好意思?
好意思 is made of 3 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 意 (13 strokes), 思 (9 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.