好意思 hǎo yì si ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ hou2 ji3 si3
- to have the nerve
- what a cheek!
- to feel no shame
- to overcome the shame
- (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
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好
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 也好 yě hǎo ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ jaa5 hou2 that's fine
- 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo ㄍㄤ ㄏㄠˇ gong1 hou2 just
- 友好 yǒu hǎo ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
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- 叫好 jiào hǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ giu3 hou2 to applaud
- 和好 hé hǎo ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 问好 問好 wèn hǎo ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ man6 hou2 to say hello to
- 喜好 xǐ hào ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ hei2 hou3 to like
- 嗜好 shì hào ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ si3 hou3 hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
- 好事 hǎo shì ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ hou2 si6 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
- 好些 hǎo xiē ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ hou2 se1 a good deal of
- 好人 hǎo rén ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ hou2 jan4 good person
- 好似 hǎo sì ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˋ hou2 ci5 to seem
- 好像 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 as if
- 好友 hǎo yǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ hou2 jau5 close friend
- 好受 hǎo shòu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ hou2 sau6 feeling better
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
意
- 主意 zhǔ yi ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄧ zyu2 ji3 plan
- 介意 jiè yì ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧˋ gaai3 ji3 to care about
- 任意 rèn yì ㄖㄣˋ ㄧˋ jam6 ji3 any
- 刻意 kè yì ㄎㄜˋ ㄧˋ hak1 ji3 intentionally; deliberately; purposely
- 创意 創意 chuàng yì ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ cong3 ji3 creative
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- 合意 hé yì ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˋ hap6 ji3 to suit one's taste
- 同意 tóng yì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ tung4 ji3 to agree
- 善意 shàn yì ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ sin6 ji3 goodwill
- 在意 zài yì ㄗㄞˋ ㄧˋ zoi6 ji3 to care about
- 执意 執意 zhí yì ㄓˊ ㄧˋ zap1 ji3 to be determined to
- 大意 dà yì ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ daai6 ji3 general idea
- 大意 dà yi ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧ daai6 ji3 careless
- 好意 hǎo yì ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ hou2 ji3 good intention
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 寓意 yù yì ㄩˋ ㄧˋ jyu6 ji3 moral (of a story)
- 得意 dé yì ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ dak1 ji3 proud of oneself
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 恶意 惡意 è yì ㄜˋ ㄧˋ ok3 ji3 malice
- 意向 yì xiàng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ji3 hoeng3 intention
- 意味 yì wèi ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ ji3 mei6 meaning
思
- 反思 fǎn sī ㄈㄢˇ ㄙ faan2 si1 to think back over sth
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 思念 sī niàn ㄙ ㄋㄧㄢˋ si1 nim6 to think of
- 思想 sī xiǎng ㄙ ㄒㄧㄤˇ si1 soeng2 thought
- 思潮 sī cháo ㄙ ㄔㄠˊ si1 ciu4 tide of thought
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- 思索 sī suǒ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si1 sok3 to think deeply
- 思维 思維 sī wéi ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ si1 wai4 (line of) thought; thinking
- 思考 sī kǎo ㄙ ㄎㄠˇ si1 haau2 to reflect on
- 思路 sī lù ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ si1 lou6 line of thought; way of thinking
- 意思 yì si ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ ji3 si1 idea
- 构思 構思 gòu sī ㄍㄡˋ ㄙ gau3 si1 to design
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 深思 shēn sī ㄕㄣ ㄙ sam1 si1 to ponder
- 有意思 yǒu yì si ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ jau5 ji3 si1 interesting
- 没意思 沒意思 méi yì si ㄇㄟˊ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ mut6 ji3 si1 boring
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ bat1 ho2 si1 ji5 (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
- 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ bat1 hou2 ji3 si3 to feel embarrassed
- 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu ㄙ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ si1 cin4 soeng2 hau6 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
Idioms with these characters
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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- 各有所好 gè yǒu suǒ hào ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˋ gok3 jau5 so2 hou3 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- 好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- 好酒贪杯 好酒貪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
- 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
- 安闲随意 安閑隨意 ān xián suí yì ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ on1 haan4 ceoi4 ji3 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì ㄔㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3 (idiom) just passable
- 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sing4 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
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- 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 (idiom) unexpected
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出其不意 chū qí bù yì ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ceot1 kei4 bat1 ji3 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 liu6 unexpected (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 不可思议 不可思議 bù kě sī yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ bat1 ho2 si1 ji5 (idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
Show 7 more idioms with 思
- 茶饭不思 茶飯不思 chá fàn bù sī ㄔㄚˊ ㄈㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ caa4 faan6 bat1 si1 no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
- 莼鲈之思 蓴鱸之思 chún lú zhī sī ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄓ ㄙ (idiom) homesickness
- 睹物思人 dǔ wù sī rén ㄉㄨˇ ㄨˋ ㄙ ㄖㄣˊ dou2 mat6 si1 jan4 (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them
- 发人深思 發人深思 fā rén shēn sī ㄈㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ ㄙ faat3 jan4 sam1 si1 (idiom) thought-provoking
- 费尽心思 費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ fai3 zeon6 sam1 si1 to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through
- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 见利思义 見利思義 jiàn lì sī yì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄙ ㄧˋ gin3 lei6 si1 ji6 to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically
Example sentences
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不好意思 ？
Sorry?
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不好意思 ！
Excuse me!
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不好意思 ……
I'm sorry.
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我 太 不好意思 啦 。
I'm too ashamed.
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我 真是 不好意思 ！
I'm really sorry!
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