HSK 6 HSK V7-9
Correct

别扭

/ biè niu  /
Strokes

Formula

1
Formulas of reduplication :
Used as adjective:AABB—— 别别扭扭

Collocation

1
有别扭
2
闹别扭
3
真别扭
4
有些别扭
5
有点儿别扭
6
觉得别扭

Definition

别扭:[ Adjective ]
 

1.不顺心;不舒畅

2.(性格)执拗难处

3.意见不合;与人不协调

4.话语或文章不顺畅

以上来源于《现代汉语规范词典》

Example

As an Adjective
1
jīntiān
今天
chuān
穿
de
fu
衣服
kàn
lai
起来
zhēn
bièniǔ
别扭
  

The clothes you are wearing today look really awkward.

2
xiǎng
想起
jiàn
shì
  
,
xīnli
心里
jiù
juéde
觉得
bièniǔ
别扭
  
nánshòu
难受
  

As soon as I think of it, I feel awkward and uncomfortable.

3
wèi
大卫
  
,
yàoshi
要是
juéde
觉得
bièniǔ
别扭
  
,
jiù
hái
jiào
xiānsheng
先生
  
,
jiào
tàitai
太太
  

David, if you feel awkward, call me Sir and call her wife.

4
shuō
de
hàn
汉语
  
,
tīng
qilai
起来
zǒng
juéde
觉得
hěn
bièniǔ
别扭
  

He speaks Chinese, and I always sound awkward.

5
rényuán
人缘
hǎo
不好
  
,
zài
gōng
公司
tóngshì
同事
men
nào
de
tǐng
bièniǔ
别扭
de
  

She is not well-liked and has a very awkward relationship with her colleagues in the company.

6
kànkan
看看
zhàoxiàng
照相
shì
姿势
yǒu
duō
bièniǔ
别扭
  

You can see how awkward his photo pose is.

7
Zhèhuà
这话
chū
tīng
yǒuxiē
有些
bièniǔ
别扭
  
,
dànshì
但是
xiǎng
yòu
hěn
yǒudào
有道
li
  

This sounds a little awkward at first, but it makes sense to think about it.

闹别扭
8
guǒ
如果
gēn
nánpéngyou
男朋友
nàobièniu
闹别扭
le
  
,
huì
xiān
diànhuà
打电话
gěi
háishi
还是
děng
gěi
  
?

If you get into trouble with your boyfriend, will you call him first or wait for him to call you?

9
Zhè
shì
duì
nàobièniu
闹别扭
de
xiǎo
小夫妻
  

This is an awkward little couple.

10
妻子
nàobièniu
闹别扭
le
  
,
suǒ
所以
kàn
lai
起来
tài
gāoxìng
高兴
  

He and his wife got into trouble, so they didn't look very happy.

11
guǎn
不管
shuí
yǒu
le
bièniǔ
别扭
  
,
jiějué
解决
de
shíjiān
时间
yào
不要
chāoguò
超过
24
24
xiǎoshí
小时
  

No matter who you have an awkward time with, the resolution time should not exceed 24 hours.