难为情 nánwéiqíng embarrassed
How to remember 难为情: 难 difficult + 为 for + 情 feeling = embarrassed.
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How it is used
- To feel embarrassed / awkward, or to feel bad about imposing - 让你破费了，真难为情 (ràng nǐ pòfèi le, zhēn nánwéiqíng) I feel bad making you spend money.
- Two flavors: shy/embarrassed, and reluctant-to-do-something because it feels awkward.
- Read nán-wéi-qíng. More colloquial and lighter than 尴尬 (gāngà, awkward/embarrassing situation).