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不对劲

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一直不对劲
2
根本不对劲
3
怎么不对劲
4
很不对劲
5
没什么不对劲的
6
有点儿不对劲

Definition

不对劲:

Literally means:

hard to operate; uncomfortable not satisfactory

Actually means:

It means being hard to operate, or not satisfactory; or appropriate. It often refers to the use of tools. Derogatory.

It means not feeling good or being under the weather. It often means that one is ill, not behaving properly or normally.

It refers to bad interpersonal relationship.

不能操作自如,不能让人满意,不合适。常指器物的使用。具有贬义色彩。

不舒服,不正常。常指身体不适,行动不自如或行为异常。

人际关系别扭,不和睦。

Example

Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
Zhè
gōng
工具
xiù
le
  
,
yòng
lai
起来
dāngrán
当然
duìjìn
对劲
  

The tool is rusty and certainly not right to use.

2
Xīn
mǎi
de
méizào
煤气灶
diǎnhuǒ
点火
duìjìn
对劲
  
,
néng
可能
diǎnhuǒ
点火器
yǒu
máobìng
毛病
  

The newly purchased gas stove is not ignited correctly and there may be something wrong with the ignition.

3
Zhè
jiàn
fu
衣服
chuānzhāo
穿着
zěnme
怎么
duìjìn
对劲
  
,
shì
shì
tài
xiǎo
le
  
?

What's wrong with this dress, isn't it too small?

4
Zhānglín
张林
shēngyīn
声音
tīng
qilai
起来
yǒudiǎn
有点
duìjìn
对劲
  
,
hǎoxiàng
好像
shì
guò
le
  

Zhang Lin's voice sounded a little wrong, as if he had cried.

5
Jīntiān
今天
zǒng
juéde
觉得
tuǐ
yǒuxiē
有些
duìjìn
对劲
  
,
néng
可能
lǎomáobìng
老毛病
yào
zuò
发作
le
  

Today, I always feel that there is something wrong with my leg, maybe the old problem is going to strike.

6
zhè
tiān
biàn
de
guàiguài
怪怪
de
  
,
shuōhuà
说话
zuòshì
做事
dōu
hěn
duìjìn
对劲
  
,
shì
shì
chū
le
shénme
什么
shìqing
事情
le
  
?

He's been weird these days, he's not talking right, is something wrong?

7
méi
cānjiā
参加
péngyou
女朋友
de
shēng
生日
wǎnhuì
晚会
  
,
shì
shì
men
你们
liǎ
de
guānxi
关系
duìjìn
对劲
le
  
?

You didn't go to your girlfriend's birthday party, did you two have a bad relationship?

8
men
你们
liǎ
yòu
shi
rén
敌人
  
,
zěnme
怎么
zhí
一直
duìjìn
对劲
  
,
lǎoshi
老是
nàobièniu
闹别扭
ne
  
!

You two are not enemies, why has been wrong, always awkward!

9
Zhè
tiān
men
他们
liǎng
rén
yǒudiǎn
有点
duìjìn
对劲
  
,
jiànmiàn
见面
dōu
shuōhuà
说话
  

There is something wrong between the two of them these days, and they don't talk when they meet.