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笨拙 meaning in English

bènzhuō

clumsy; awkward

19 strokes

Meaning of 笨拙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bènzhuō
  1. clumsy
  2. awkward
  3. stupid

笨拙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ很hěn笨bèn拙zhuō。
Tom is all fingers and thumbs.

Stroke order for each character

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笨 bèn · stupid · 11 strokes

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拙 zhuō · awkward · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 笨拙.

笨蛋bèndàn(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
拙劣zhuōlièclumsy; botched
笨重bènzhòngheavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous
笨手笨脚bènshǒubènjiǎoclumsy; all thumbs
愚笨yúbènstupid; clumsy

Questions about 笨拙

What does 笨拙 mean?

笨拙 (bènzhuō) means "clumsy; awkward".

How do you write 笨拙?

笨拙 is made of 2 characters: 笨 (11 strokes), 拙 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.