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拙 zhuō

awkward, clumsy; dull, stupid

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
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  1. 他的动作看起来很笨拙。
    Tā de dòngzuò kàn qǐlái hěn bènzhuō.
    His movements look very clumsy.
    he (particle) movement look up very clumsy
  2. 你觉得这个方法笨拙吗？
    Nǐ juéde zhège fāngfǎ bènzhuō ma?
    Do you think this method is clumsy?
    you feel this (measure) method clumsy (question)
  3. 别嘲笑他笨拙的样子。
    Bié cháoxiào tā bènzhuō de yàngzi.
    Don't mock his clumsy appearance.
    don't mock he clumsy (particle) appearance
  4. 她一点也不笨拙，反而很灵巧。
    Tā yìdiǎn yě bú bènzhuō, fǎn'ér hěn língqiǎo.
    She isn't clumsy at all; on the contrary, she's quite nimble.
    she a-little also not clumsy, on-contrary very nimble
  5. 小时候，他做手工总是显得十分笨拙。
    Xiǎoshíhou, tā zuò shǒugōng zǒngshì xiǎnde shífēn bènzhuō.
    As a child, he always seemed very clumsy at doing handicrafts.
    childhood, he do handicraft always appear extremely clumsy

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