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1 (slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[gà])
2 (slang) to perform weird dance moves

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在办公室这样的公共场合，听到他抱怨的人也会觉得很尴尬啊。

zài bàngōngshì zhèyàng de gōnggòngchǎnghé ，tīngdào tā bàoyuàn de rén yě huì juéde hěn gāngà ā 。

In a public space like an office, it's a bit awkward to hear someone complaining like this.

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我错了我错了，可表情包确实能缓解网络社交的尴尬呀。不知道该说什么的时候，发一个表情包，还能逗对方一笑，何乐而不为呢？

wǒ cuò le wǒ cuò le ，kě biǎoqíng bāo quèshí néng huǎnjiě Wǎngluò shèjiāo de gāngà ya 。bù zhīdào gāi shuō shénme de shíhou ，fā yīgē biǎoqíng bāo ，hái néng dòu duìfāng yī xiào ，hélèérbùwéi ne ？

I’m sorry but emojis help to relieve the embarrassment of social networking. When you’ve nothing to say, just send an emoji. Why not do it if it can make the other person laugh?

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这边厢话题热腾腾的刚出口，那边厢就给你冷冰冰地怼回来了。无论什么时候，胆敢摆出一副苦口婆心的架势，得到的将会是尴尬而不失礼貌的微笑。

zhè biānxiāng huàtí rè téngténg de gāng chūkǒu ，nà biānxiāng jiù gěi nǐ lěng bīng bīng de duǐ huílai le 。wúlùn shénme shíhou ，dǎngǎn bǎi chū yī fù kǔkǒupóxīn de jiàshi ，dédào de jiāng huì shì gāngà ér bù shī lǐmào de wēixiào 。

This side just warmed up the topic, that side already retorted coldly. Whenever you dare to make a didactic gesture, you will get a polite and awkward smile.

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首先，对于养老院的老人而言，他们经常面临无人陪伴的尴尬境遇。年轻志愿者的出现，解决了老年人没人陪的问题。

shǒuxiān ，duìyú yǎnglǎoyuàn de lǎorén éryán ，tāmen jīngcháng miànlín wúrén péibàn de gāngà jìngyù 。niánqīng zhìyuànzhě de chūxiàn ，jiějué le lǎoniánrén méi rén péi de wèntí 。

First of all, the elderly in nursing homes often face awkward situations of being alone but the presence of young volunteers solved this problem.

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一直以来，无人零售的出现也伴随着商品丢失的尴尬，对此，店里安装有多个摄像头，以对顾客行为进行约束。该店已经试运营一个月，目前还未发现恶意盗损行为。

yīzhí yǐlái ，wúrén língshòu de chūxiàn yě bànsuí zhe shāngpǐn diūshī de gāngà ，duì cǐ ，diàn lǐ ānzhuāng yǒu duōge shèxiàngtóu ，yǐ duì gùkè xíngwéi jìnxíng yuēshù 。gāi diàn yǐjīng shì yùnyíng yīgē yuè ，mùqián hái wèi fāxiàn èyì dàosǔn xíngwéi 。

Unmanned retail operations has always had pilfering problems, to resolve this problem, the store has installed several cameras, to deter customers from stealing. The shop has trialed for a month, and up till now has not experienced any malicious theft

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才能撇清G这个不食人间烟火的艺术家和为五斗米折腰的匠人，以及无利不起早的商贾之间令人尴尬的关系。

cáinéng piěqīng G zhège bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de yìshùjiā hé wéi wǔdǒumǐ zhéyāo de jiàngrén ，yǐjí wúlì bùqǐzǎo de shānggǔ zhījiān lìngrén gāngà de guānxi 。

This clarifies the awkward relationship between G, the artist, who is otherworldly, and the craftsmen who must bow for their food, and merchants who only do things for their own benefit.

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怎么可能，根本看不出来啊。可以指点迷津吗？我一站在人群中尴尬癌就犯了。

zěnme kěnéng ，gēnběn kàn bù chūlái ā 。kěyǐ zhǐdiǎnmíjīn ma ？wǒ yī zhàn zài rénqún zhōng gāngà ái jiù fàn le 。

How is that possible, you really wouldn't know it to look at you. Can you teach me the secret? Whenever I'm stood among a crowd of people my awkwardness starts to play up.

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尬聊:形容在一个尴尬的场面，没有什么共同话题，气氛陷入冰点

gà liáo xíngróng zài yī ge gāngà de chǎngmiàn ，méiyǒu shénme gòngtóng huàtí ，qìfēn xiànrù bīngdiǎn

尬聊: It means an awkward situation where there's nothing to talk about. There are no common topics and the atmosphere is frigid.

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下一班车是凌晨三点，时间很尴尬。

xià yī bān chē shì língchén sān diǎn ，shíjiān hěn gāngà 。

The next train is at 3am, the time is a bit awkward.

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这样啊，那的确挺尴尬的。

zhèyàng ā ，nà díquè tǐng gāngà de 。

Oh, I see. Then it really is quite awkward.

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