"Awkward" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 gān gà awkward / embarrassed
 biè niu awkward / difficult / uncomfortable / not agreeing / at loggerheads / gauche
 bèn zhuō clumsy / awkward / stupid
 jū shù to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent
 xià bù lái awkward / embarrassed / cannot be accomplished
 cū bèn awkward / clumsy / unwieldy / heavy-handed
 zhuō bèn clumsy / awkward / lacking skill
 zhuō awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
 bèn zuǐ bèn shé clumsy in speaking / awkward / inarticulate
 bù dé jìn awkward / unhandy / be indisposed / not feel well
 ā zā dirty / filthy / awkward / disgusting / nauseating / Taiwan pr. [ang1 zang1]
 jiǎn zhuō clumsy (writing) / awkward / obscure
 jiǎn zhì awkward / ominous / unfavorable
 jiǎn sè awkward / lame / difficulty (esp. in moving) / not smooth
 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage)
 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb)
 dā shàn to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation
 jiǒng jìng awkward situation / predicament
 qiǔ shì awkward incident
退 zhī nán ér tuì to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like
 lěng chǎng stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence
 fàn nán to feel embarrassed / to feel awkward
 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract
 zhì zhuō young and clumsy / childish and awkward
 shòu jiǒng embarrassed / bothered / in an awkward position
 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom) / awkward speaker
 cì r tóu an awkward person / a difficult person to deal with
 bèn kǒu zhuō shé awkward in speech
 biè contrary / difficult / awkward
 yī huí shēng , èr huí shú lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste
 láng kāng cumbersome / awkward and clumsy
 xià bù lái tái to be put on the spot / to find oneself in an awkward situation
 gà liáo (Internet slang) awkward conversation / to have a cringeworthy conversation
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