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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 别扭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
别扭 biè niu - awkward
- difficult
- uncomfortable
- not agreeing
- at loggerheads
- gauche

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 8,980 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bié- surname Bie
bié- to leave; to part (from)
- (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
- (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
- (bound form) other; another; different
- don't ...!
- to fasten with a pin or clip
- to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
- (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
biè- to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
niǔ- to turn
- to twist
- to wring
- to sprain
- to swing one's hips

Other Words Containing 别扭

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
别扭 6 7 8,980 - -
闹别扭 - - 25,794 45,625 25,435