别扭

biè niu jìn

别扭劲

uncomfortable mood

zhè ge chōu ti hěn biè niu bù hǎo dǎ kāi

这个抽屉很别扭，不好打开。

The drawer is very stubborn, so it doesn't open easily.

tā biè niu de tǎng zài tā páng biān

他别扭地躺在她旁边。

He lay beside her awkwardly.

zhè ge rén hěn biè niu

这个人很别扭。

That person is really difficult to deal with.

tā yǔ qī zi zǒng shì nào biè niu

他与妻子总是闹别扭。

He and his wife are always at odds.

liǎng gè rén yǒu xiē biè niu de shuō bù dào yī qǐ

两个人有些别扭的，说不到一起。

The two of them are often at loggerheads, so they simply don't see eye to eye with each other.

tā jīn tiān zǎo chen hé lǎo bǎn yǒu biè niu

她今天早晨和老板有别扭。

She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning.

zhè huà yǒu diǎn biè niu

这话有点别扭。

This sentence is a bit awkward.

gāi wén zhāng dú qi lai hěn biè niu

该文章读起来很别扭。

This article reads awkwardly.

gēn bié rén zài yī qǐ de shí hou wǒ jué de hěn biè niu

跟别人在一起的时候，我觉得很别扭。

I feel awkward and shy in company.