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  • 1

    adj.disagreeable; wretched; morose

    • biè niu jìn

      别扭

      uncomfortable mood

    • zhè ge chōu ti hěn biè niu bù hǎo dǎ kāi

      这个抽屉别扭打开

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

    • tā biè niu de tǎng zài tā páng biān

      别扭旁边

      He lay beside her awkwardly.

  • 2

    adj.difficult to deal with; troublesome; shy

    • zhè ge rén hěn biè niu

      这个别扭

      That person is really difficult to deal with.

  • 3

    adj.inharmonious; not getting along well

    • tā yǔ qī zi zǒng shì nào biè niu

      妻子总是别扭

      He and his wife are always at odds.

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

      有些别扭一起

      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

      今天早晨老板别扭

      She had a nasty brush with her boss this morning.

  • 4

    adj.(of writing) awkward; unnatural

    • zhè huà yǒu diǎn biè niu

      别扭

      This sentence is a bit awkward.

    • gāi wén zhāng dú qi lai hěn biè niu

      文章起来别扭

      This article reads awkwardly.

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

      别人一起时候觉得别扭

      I feel awkward and shy in company.

Word usage

  • "别扭" can be reduplicated, for example: "别别扭扭".
    • 有些一块儿

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