好意思

hǎoyìsi
phrase #16,211

Meanings

  1. 1 to have the nerve
  2. 2 to feel no shame
  3. 3 to not be embarrassed

Examples

HSK 3
Nǐ hǎoyìsi shuō zhèzhǒng huà?
You have the nerve to say something like that?
HSK 4
Chídào le yīgè xiǎoshí, tā hái hǎoyìsi xiào.
He was an hour late and still had the nerve to smile.

Tips

grammar
Almost always used rhetorically or negatively. 好意思? = 'How dare you?' / 'Have you no shame?' The negative form 不好意思 is much more common and means 'embarrassed' or 'excuse me.'
mistakes
Don't confuse with 不好意思 (embarrassed/sorry). 好意思 without carries a tone of reproach or disbelief.

Stroke Order

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