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be all fingers and thumbs; be clumsy; have a hand like a foot; one's hands are clumsy

bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo

笨 手 笨 脚

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slbe all fingers and thumbs; be clumsy; have a hand like a foot; one's hands are clumsy
- tā zhè ge rén bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo
  他这个人笨手笨脚。
  He is clumsy. His fingers are all thumbs.
- bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de zuò shì
  笨手笨脚地做事
  do in a heavy-handed manner
- bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de yòng gōng jù
  笨手笨脚地用工具
  be clumsy with tools
- tā bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de bǎi nòng chèn yī de niǔ kòu
  他笨手笨脚地摆弄衬衣的纽扣。
  He fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.
- tā shì yī gè bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de hái zi lǎo shì zhuàng dào jiā jù shang
  他是一个笨手笨脚的孩子，老是撞到家具上。
  He was a clumsy boy, always bumping into the furniture.
synonym
dāi tóu dāi nǎo呆头呆脑 bèn tóu bèn nǎo笨头笨脑 mù diāo ní sù木雕泥塑
antonym
xīn líng shǒu qiǎo心灵手巧 shǒu jí yǎn kuài手疾眼快 bǎi líng bǎi lì百伶百俐

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