拙
zhuō
Pinyin

Definition

拙
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zhuō
  1. awkward
  2. clumsy
  3. dull
  4. inelegant
  5. (polite) my
  6. Taiwan pr. [zhuó]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

笨拙
bèn zhuō
  1. 1 clumsy
  2. 2 awkward
  3. 3 stupid
守拙
shǒu zhuō
  1. 1 to remain honest and poor
弄巧成拙
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
  1. 1 to overreach oneself
  2. 2 to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
拙作
zhuō zuò
  1. 1 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
  2. 2 my humble writing
拙劣
zhuō liè
  1. 1 clumsy
  2. 2 botched

Idioms (3)

巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
  1. 1 the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
  2. 2 honesty is the best policy
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
  1. 1 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí
  1. 1 to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他笨拙的录入资料，输出证件，
tā bènzhuō de lùrù zīliào ，shūchū zhèngjiàn ，
He clumsily processed the information, and gave me the documents.
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不少是邀请老师作的，还有这些小幅的是鄙人的拙作。工作室不敢当，就是自娱自乐。
bùshǎo shì yāoqǐng lǎoshī zuò de ，háiyǒu zhèxiē xiǎo fú de shì bǐrén de zhuózuò 。gōngzuòshì bù gǎndāng ，jiùshì zìyúzìlè 。
Many of them are by teachers I invited here, and these ones are some of my poor attempts. I wouldn't presume to hold a workshop, I just do it for my own pleasure.
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仔细想想，其实还是自己带眼镜比较卫生，而且我本身就戴眼镜，如果用派发的眼镜，还要在自己的眼镜上架着另一副眼镜，特别笨拙。
zǐxì xiǎng xiǎng ，qíshí háishi zìjǐ dài yǎnjìng bǐjiào wèishēng ，érqiě wǒ běnshēn jiù dài yǎnjìng ，rúguǒ yòng pàifā de yǎnjìng ，hái yào zài zìjǐ de yǎnjìng shàng jià zhe lìng yī fù yǎnjìng ，tèbié bènzhuō 。
Think about it, in fact, it is more hygienic to bring your own glasses. And since I already wear glasses, if I place another pair of glasses on top of mine it becomes especially clumsy.
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可能吧。我很喜欢轻松诙谐的气氛，所以有时会想一些笑话来逗逗她，可是她常常不懂得欣赏我的幽默，反而和我生气。要知道我本意并不是要取笑她。真是弄巧成拙啊。
kěnéng ba 。wǒ hěn xǐhuan qīngsōng huīxié de qìfēn ，suǒyǐ yǒushí huì xiǎng yīxiē xiàohuà lái dòu dou tā ，kěshì tā chángcháng bù dǒngde xīnshǎng wǒ de yōumò ，fǎnér hé wǒ shēngqì 。yào zhīdào wǒ běnyì bìngbùshì yào qǔxiào tā 。zhēnshì nòngqiǎochéngzhuō a 。
Yeah, maybe. I really like a relaxed, easy atmosphere, so sometimes I think of a joke or two to get her to laugh. But she often doesn't understand my humor. In fact, she gets angry at me! She should understand that I wasn't trying to make fun of her. I just really hit a nerve.
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我是说别胡搅蛮缠，耍小孩子脾气，非要男人对她百依百顺。这是最拙劣的撒娇。
wǒ shì shuō bié hú jiǎománchán ，shuǎ xiǎo háizi píqì ，fēi yào nánrén duì tā bǎiyībǎishùn 。zhè shì zuì zhuōliè de sājiāo 。
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