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蹩扭 (biè niu): Awkward (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

蹩 • biè • to limp
biè蹩

to limp

扭 • niǔ • to twist; to turn; to wrench • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
niǔ扭

to twist; to turn; to wrench

Word Info

Pinyinbiè niu
Meaningawkward; uncomfortable; difficult
Characters2
Syntaxadjective
4.

Example Sentences with 蹩扭

zhè这
shuāng双
xié鞋
chuān穿
zhe着
hěn很
biè蹩
niu扭
。
These shoes feel very uncomfortable to wear.
tā他
shuō说
huà话
de的
fāng方
shì式
ràng让
rén人
jué
zhè这
ge个
jù句
zi子
yǔ语
fǎ法
méi没
cuò错
，
觉
de得
hěn很
biè蹩
niu扭
。
His way of speaking makes people feel awkward.
dàn但
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
biè蹩
niu扭
。
This sentence is grammatically correct, but it reads awkwardly.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 蹩扭.

Words with 蹩
  • 蹩气biéqìto feel suffocated or stifled
  • 蹩脚biéjiǎoclumsy; inferior; shoddy
  • 蹩进biéjìnto limp in; to hobble in
Words with 扭
  • 别扭biè niudifficult to deal with; troublesome; hard to get along with
  • 扭转niǔ zhuǎnturn round; reverse
  • 扭头niǔ tóuTurn one's head / Turn around
  • 扭曲niǔ qūDistort / Twist
  • 扭伤niǔ shāngto sprain
  • 扭动niǔ dòngto twist; to wriggle
  • 扭打niǔ dǎto wrestle; to scuffle
  • 扭断niǔ duànto twist off; to wring