过意不去
guò yì bù qù
to feel bad (about putting someone to trouble)
Character by character
过guò
pass
pass
意yì
mind
mind
不bù
not
not
去qù
go
go
Example
你为了我的事跑了好几趟，我心里真过意不去。
You made several trips on my account; I really feel bad about it.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Spoken. What you say when someone has gone to trouble for you, or when you have caused it: 真／实在过意不去, 心里过意不去, 让您破费了，真过意不去.
Learn this in Lesson 36 · HSK 5–6: 去朋友家做客 (Visiting a Chinese home)
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