过意不去

guò yì bù qù

HSK 7–9

Meaning

感到抱歉或不好意思。

To feel sorry or embarrassed.

用于表达因给对方带来麻烦或不便而深感歉意。

Used to express deep apology for causing trouble or inconvenience to others.

1 让你久等了，真过意不去。 (I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long.)
2 他帮了我这么大的忙，我心里很过意不去。 (I feel very sorry that he helped me so much.)
3 我弄坏了你的书，真是过意不去。 (I'm really sorry for damaging your book.)
4 你特意跑一趟，我实在过意不去。 (I really appreciate you making a special trip, and I feel sorry for the trouble.)
5 给你添了这么多麻烦，我过意不去。 (I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble.)

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