生硬

zhè jǐ gè zì yòng de shēng yìng

这几个字用得生硬。

These words are not properly used.

dòng zuò shēng yìng

动作生硬

move clumsily

tā de yīng yǔ jiǎng de yǒu diǎn shēng yìng

他的英语讲得有点生硬。

His English is not very natural.

tā de tài du wú shēng yìng zhī chù

他的态度无生硬之处。

There's nothing at all stiff about him.

shēng yìng zuò fēng

生硬作风

priggish style of work

shēng yìng huí dá

生硬回答

gruff reply