好意思 hǎoyìsi have the nerve Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: overcome embarrassment All meanings 2 hǎoyìsi 2 have the nerve 1overcome embarrassment 1 1 sentence for 好意思 (hǎoyìsi — overcome embarrassment) 他犹豫了很久,才好意思开口向朋友借钱。 tā yóuyù le hěn jiǔ, cái hǎoyìsi kāikǒu xiàng péngyou jièqián. He hesitated for a long time before he felt comfortable asking his friend for money. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary