Chinese word dictionary

别扭

bièniu · awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche

Practice word

Word information

Simplified别扭

Traditional彆扭

Pinyinbièniu

Part of speech形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

别bié

to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, must not

扭niǔ

to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize

How to learn 别扭

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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别Bié

surname Bie

别bié

surname Bie; to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])

别的biéde

else; other

别人biérén

other people; others; other person

特别tèbié

unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular

区别qūbié

difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]