别扭 meaning in English

bièniu

awkward; difficult

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 彆扭14 strokes

Meaning of 别扭

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bièniu
  1. awkward
  2. difficult
  3. uncomfortable
  4. not agreeing
  5. at loggerheads
  6. gauche

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

别 bié · to leave · 7 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

扭 niǔ · to turn · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 别扭.

别人biérénother people; others; other person
别的biédeelse; other
特别tèbiéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
区别qūbiédifference; to distinguish
分别fēnbiéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
告别gàobiéto leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
性别xìngbiésex; gender
个别gèbiéindividually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
差别chābiédifference; distinction; disparity
别说biéshuōto say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
别看biékàndon't be fooled by the fact that
别墅biéshùvilla

Questions about 别扭

What does 别扭 mean?

别扭 (bièniu) means "awkward; difficult" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 别扭?

别扭 is made of 2 characters: 别 (7 strokes), 扭 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 别扭 an HSK word?

Yes. 别扭 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 别扭 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 别扭 is written 彆扭.