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尴 gān

embarrassed; ill-at-ease

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
尢
Traditional
尷
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 尢监 ⿺尢监

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  1. 他在大家面前说错了话，感到很尴尬。
    Tā zài dàjiā miànqián shuōcuò le huà, gǎndào hěn gāngà.
    He misspoke in front of everyone and felt very embarrassed.
    he at everyone in-front-of say-wrong (particle) words, feel very awkward
  2. 遇到这种尴尬的场面，你会怎么办？
    Yùdào zhè zhǒng gāngà de chǎngmiàn, nǐ huì zěnme bàn?
    When you encounter such an awkward situation, what would you do?
    encounter this(measure) awkward (particle) scene, you will how do
  3. 别提这件事了，太尴尬了。
    Bié tí zhè jiàn shì le, tài gāngà le.
    Don't bring this up, it's too awkward.
    don't mention this(measure) matter (particle), too awkward (particle)
  4. 他一点也不觉得尴尬，反而笑了。
    Tā yìdiǎn yě bù juéde gāngà, fǎn'ér xiào le.
    He didn't feel embarrassed at all; instead he laughed.
    he a-bit also not feel awkward, instead laugh (particle)
  5. 昨天在电梯里，我遇到了一件很尴尬的事。
    Zuótiān zài diàntī lǐ, wǒ yùdào le yí jiàn hěn gāngà de shì.
    Yesterday in the elevator, I ran into a very awkward situation.
    yesterday at elevator inside, I encounter (particle) one (measure) very awkward (particle) matter

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