别
扭

Awkward in Chinese: 别扭 (biè niu)

biè niu

awkward

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 彆扭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1awkward
  2. 2difficult
  3. 3uncomfortable
  4. 4not agreeing
  5. 5at loggerheads
  6. 6gauche

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别
扭

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ㄅㄧㄝˋ

biè

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄋㄧㄡ

niu

˙/ neutral toneㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou

Simplified & traditional

别扭

Simplified

彆扭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这句话读起来有点别扭。

    zhè jù huà dú qǐ lái yǒu diǎn biè niu。

    This sentence reads a bit awkwardly.

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Related words

别

bié

to leave

扭

niǔ

to turn

别人

bié ren

other people

特别

tè bié

unusual

区别

qū bié

difference

性别

xìng bié

gender

差别

chā bié

difference

分别

fēn bié

to part

告别

gào bié

to leave

个别

gè bié

individually

别的

bié de

else

辨别

biàn bié

to distinguish

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