Adj.awkward; embarrassed

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 尴尬.
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Character Breakdown

尴尬 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 尴尬 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 尴尬 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
gān
neutral
very awkward
Verb + Object
huà
jiě
gān
neutral
resolve the awkwardness
gǎn
dào
gān
neutral
feel awkward
Adjective + Nounwith场面
gān
de
chǎng
miàn
neutral
awkward situation

Example Sentences with 尴尬

wàng
le
de
míng
hěn
gān
I forgot his name, which was very awkward.
dāng
zhòng
bèi
zhǐ
chū
gōng
zuò
shī
xiàn
le
gān
de
jìng
Being publicly pointed out for his work mistake, he found himself in an extremely awkward situation.
nán
dào
jué
de
zài
zhǒng
chǎng
bǎo
chí
chén
huì
gèng
gān
ma
Don't you think staying silent in that kind of situation would be even more awkward?
zài
gōng
gòng
chǎng
shuō
cuò
huà
shí
gǎn
dào
bié
gān
He felt particularly embarrassed when he said the wrong thing in public.
fēi
dàn
méi
yǒu
gǎn
dào
gān
fǎn
ér
cóng
róng
huà
jiě
le
lěng
chǎng
de
miàn
Far from feeling embarrassed, he calmly defused the awkward silence.
chū
jiàn
jiā
cháng
shí
jīng
xīn
zhǔn
bèi
de
jìng
duì
fāng
zhuàng
le
kuǎn
shí
zài
gān
When meeting his partner's parents for the first time, the gift he carefully prepared turned out to be the same as theirs, which was truly awkward.
zhè
ge
gān
de
miàn
ràng
jiā
dōu
zhī
suǒ
cuò
fēn
biàn
hěn
jǐn
zhāng
This awkward situation left everyone at a loss, and the atmosphere became very tense.
bìng
wèi
yīn
zhè
gān
de
jīng
ér
tuì退
suō
fǎn
ér
cóng
zhōng
le
jiào
xùn
He did not retreat because of this embarrassing experience; instead, he learned a lesson from it.