Awkward in Chinese: 尴尬 (gān gà)
gān gà
awkward
Definitions
- 1awkward
- 2embarrassed
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄍㄢ
gān
ㄍㄚˋ
gà
Simplified & traditional
尴尬
Simplified
尷尬
Traditional
Example sentences
See 尴尬 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
叫错了名字，他觉得很尴尬。
jiào cuò le míng zì， tā jué de hěn gān gà。
Having called the wrong name, he felt very awkward.
Related words
赶赴
gǎn fù
to hurry
赶往
gǎn wǎng
to hurry to (somewhere)
敢情
gǎn qing
actually
感
gǎn
to feel
感触
gǎn chù
one's thoughts and feelings
感恩
gǎn ēn
to be grateful
感慨
gǎn kǎi
to sigh with sorrow, regret etc
感染
gǎn rǎn
to infect
感染力
gǎn rǎn lì
infectiousness (of a disease)
感叹
gǎn tàn
to sigh (with feeling)
感性
gǎn xìng
perception
干部
gàn bù
cadre
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