Adj.difficult to deal with; troublesome; hard to get along with

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 别扭.
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How to Use 别扭 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 别扭 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith感觉
bié
niǔ
de
gǎn
jué
neutral
awkward feeling
Adverb + Adjectivewith
hěn
bié
niǔ
neutral
very awkward
Verb + Object
gǎn
dào
bié
niǔ
neutral
feel awkward
nào
bié
niǔ
informalSpoken
have a tiff

Example Sentences with 别扭

zhè
jiàn
chuān穿
zhe
biè
niǔ
This piece of clothing feels awkward to wear.
zhè
zhǒng
léng
liǎng
de
tài
ràng
zhěng
tán
pàn
fēn
wéi
biàn
de
fēi
cháng
biè
niu
His ambiguous attitude made the entire negotiation atmosphere extremely awkward and difficult to deal with.
nán
dào
jué
de
zài
zhè
zhǒng
chǎng
kāi
zhè
zhǒng
wán
xiào
yǒu
diǎn
biè
niu
ma
Don't you think it's a bit awkward and inappropriate to make such jokes on this kind of occasion?
shuō
huà
de
fāng
shì
ràng
jué
de
biè
niǔ
The way he speaks makes me feel uncomfortable.
cóng
jué
xiàng
rén
qiú
zhù
shì
jiàn
biè
niu
de
shì
fǎn
ér
rèn
wéi
zhè
shì
gāo
xiào
de
zuò
fāng
shì
He never feels that asking for help is a troublesome or awkward thing; on the contrary, he considers it an efficient way of cooperation.
bié
wèi
zhè
diǎn
xiǎo
shì
nào
biè
niu
le
zhǔ
dòng
gōu
tōng
xià
wèn
jiù
jiě
jué
le
Don't get into an awkward disagreement over such a trivial matter; take the initiative to communicate and the problem will be solved.
men
liǎ
zuì
jìn
guān
yǒu
diǎn
biè
niǔ
jiàn
miàn
dōu
zěn
me
shuō
huà
Their relationship has been a bit strained recently; they barely talk when they meet.
háo
méi
yǒu
biǎo
xiàn
chū
biè
niu
cóng
róng
yìng
duì
le
suǒ
yǒu
jiān
ruì
de
wèn
He showed no sign of being troubled or awkward at all, and calmly handled all the sharp questions.