hǎo​yì​si

have the nerve

  • created sense approved 好意思 · hǎo​yì​si · have the nerve

    好意思

    hǎo​yì​si

    have the nerve

    to have the audacity or feel no shame to do something; often used rhetorically to question the propriety of an action

    你自己都没做完,怎么还好意思说别人?

    adjective

    created sense

  • created sense approved 好意思 · hǎo​yì​si · overcome embarrassment

    好意思

    hǎo​yì​si

    overcome embarrassment

    to overcome shyness or one's sense of shame to do something

    他犹豫了很久,才好意思开口向朋友借钱。

    adjective

    created sense