How to say “awkward” in Chinese
awkward, embarrassing
“Awkward” in Chinese is 尴尬, gān gà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
尴尬 is read gān gà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 监 jiān. Found only in 尴尬.
The left part is the same as in 尴; on the right, 介 jiè. Found only in 尴尬.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “尴尬”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 尴尬. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我忘了他的名字真尴尬wǒwàngletādemíngzi,zhēngāngàI forgot his name — so embarrassing.
- 我无法忍受这种尴尬的气氛wǒwúfǎrěnshòuzhèzhǒnggāngàdeqìfēnI can't stand this kind of awkward atmosphere.
More words from the lesson “Fright, surprise, awkwardness”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “awkward” in Chinese?
“Awkward” in Chinese is 尴尬, pinyin gāngà.
What does 尴尬 mean?
尴尬 (gāngà) means “awkward, embarrassing”.
How do you write 尴尬?
尴尬 is 2 characters: 尴 (gān) — part of 尴尬 “awkward”; 尬 (gà) — part of 尴尬 “awkward”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 尴尬?
尴尬 is read gāngà. Tones: gān — first tone, gà — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“awkward” in the lesson “Fright, surprise, awkwardness”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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