hǎo
si

common
spoken

Meaning of 好意思

好意思 means to have the nerve (to do something); to not feel embarrassed (about one's actions). Pronounced hǎo yì si.

  • to have the nerve (to do something); to not feel embarrassed (about one's actions)

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
le
zhè
zhǒng
shì
 
kuī
hái
hǎo
si
shuō
ne
 

After doing such a thing, he actually has the nerve to talk about it!

zuò
cuò
le
 
zěn
me
hǎo
si
guài
bié
rén
 

You made the mistake yourself; how can you have the nerve to blame others?

chí
dào
le
bàn
xiǎo
shí
 
rán
hái
hǎo
si
xiào
 

He was half an hour late, yet he actually had the nerve to smile.

Tōu
le
dōng
xi西
 
kuī
hǎo
si
huí
lái
 

You stole something, and you still have the nerve to come back.