A0 · reviewed · real-chinese
不好意思。
。 Sorry. / Excuse me.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next不好意思。 02 What does 不好意思。 mean?不好意思 is more flexible than 对不起 for small social friction.
PracticeSorry. / Excuse me. 03 Fill the pinyin for 不好意思。不好意思。 is pronounced bù hǎo yì si.
Practicebù hǎo yì si. 04 Which line works as a light sorry or excuse me?Apologizing lightly, getting attention, or softening a small interruption.
Practice不好意思。Scene
When to use it
Apologizing lightly, getting attention, or softening a small interruption.
Risk
safe
For a serious apology, use 对不起 and explain what happened.
Literal
Not good meaning.
不好意思 is more flexible than 对不起 for small social friction.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 不好意思。 mean?
Answer: Sorry. / Excuse me.
不好意思 is more flexible than 对不起 for small social friction.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 不好意思。
Answer: bù hǎo yì si.
不好意思。 is pronounced bù hǎo yì si.
Practice this prompt03 · Which line works as a light sorry or excuse me?
Answer: 不好意思。
Apologizing lightly, getting attention, or softening a small interruption.
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