别 bié
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 另 another 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
别扭
bièniu
awkward; uncomfortable; difficult
Characters in this word
扭 niǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丑 ugly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新系统的操作逻辑有些别扭，员工需要重新适应工作流程。 Xīn xìtǒng de cāozuò luóji yǒuxiē bièniu, yuángōng xūyào chóngxīn shìyìng gōngzuò liúchéng. The operating logic of the new system is somewhat awkward, so employees need to readjust to the workflow.
- 穿着不合脚的新鞋走路，感觉很别扭。 Chuānzhe bù hé jiǎo de xīn xié zǒulù, gǎnjué hěn bièniu. Walking in new shoes that don't fit feels very awkward.
- 他俩吵架以后见了面都觉得别扭，谁也不说话。 Tā liǎ chǎojià yǐhòu jiàn le miàn dōu juéde bièniu, shéi yě bù shuōhuà. After their quarrel, the two feel awkward when they meet and neither says a word.