笨拙 bèn zhuō ㄅㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄛ ban6 zyut3
- clumsy
- awkward
- stupid
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笨
- 笨蛋 bèn dàn ㄅㄣˋ ㄉㄢˋ ban6 daan2 (mild insult) fool; idiot
- 笨重 bèn zhòng ㄅㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ban6 zung6 heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy
- 呆笨 dāi bèn ㄉㄞ ㄅㄣˋ ngoi4 ban6 dimwitted
- 嘴笨 zuǐ bèn ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄣˋ zeoi2 ban6 inarticulate
- 愚笨 yú bèn ㄩˊ ㄅㄣˋ jyu4 ban6 stupid
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- 拙笨 zhuō bèn ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄣˋ zyut3 ban6 clumsy
- 笨人 bèn rén ㄅㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ban6 jan4 fool
- 笨伯 bèn bó ㄅㄣˋ ㄅㄛˊ ban6 baak3 fool
- 笨瓜 bèn guā ㄅㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ban6 gwaa1 fool
- 笨货 笨貨 bèn huò ㄅㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ban6 fo3 idiot
- 笨鸡 笨雞 bèn jī ㄅㄣˋ ㄐㄧ ban6 gai1 free-range chicken
- 粗笨 cū bèn ㄘㄨ ㄅㄣˋ cou1 ban6 awkward
- 蠢笨 chǔn bèn ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄣˋ ceon2 ban6 stupid
- 大笨象 dà bèn xiàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ daai6 ban6 zoeng6 (slang) elephant
- 心拙口笨 xīn zhuō kǒu bèn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄣˋ sam1 zyut3 hau2 ban6 dull-witted and tongue-tied
- 拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄣˋ ㄕㄜˊ zyut3 zeoi2 ban6 sit3 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
- 笨到家了 bèn dào jiā le ㄅㄣˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄌㄜ ban6 dou3 gaa1 liu5 extremely stupid
- 笨口拙舌 bèn kǒu zhuō shé ㄅㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄕㄜˊ ban6 hau2 zyut3 sit6 awkward in speech
- 笨嘴拙腮 bèn zuǐ zhuō sāi ㄅㄣˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄙㄞ ban6 zeoi2 zyut3 soi1 see 笨嘴拙舌
- 笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé ㄅㄣˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄕㄜˊ ban6 zeoi2 zyut3 sit3 clumsy in speech
拙
- 拙劣 zhuō liè ㄓㄨㄛ ㄌㄧㄝˋ zyut3 lyut3 clumsy; botched
- 守拙 shǒu zhuō ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄛ sau2 zyut3 to remain honest and poor
- 愚拙 yú zhuō ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄛ jyu4 zyut3 clumsy and stupid
- 拙作 zhuō zuò ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zyut3 zok3 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
- 拙朴 拙樸 zhuō pǔ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄆㄨˇ zyut3 pok3 austere
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- 拙涩 拙澀 zhuō sè ㄓㄨㄛ ㄙㄜˋ zyut3 gip3 clumsy and incomprehensible
- 拙直 zhuō zhí ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓˊ zyut3 zik6 simple and frank
- 拙稿 zhuō gǎo ㄓㄨㄛ ㄍㄠˇ zyut3 gou2 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
- 拙笨 zhuō bèn ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄣˋ zyut3 ban6 clumsy
- 拙笔 拙筆 zhuō bǐ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˇ zyut3 bat1 my clumsy writing (humble expr.)
- 拙荆 拙荊 zhuō jīng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄥ zyut3 ging1 my wife (humble)
- 拙著 zhuō zhù ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ zyut3 zyu3 my unworthy writing (humble expr.)
- 拙见 拙見 zhuō jiàn ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zyut3 gin3 my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)
- 稚拙 zhì zhuō ㄓˋ ㄓㄨㄛ zi6 zyut3 young and clumsy
- 老拙 lǎo zhuō ㄌㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄛ lou5 zyut3 old fart (usually in self-reference)
- 藏拙 cáng zhuó ㄘㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cong4 zyut3 avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
- 蹇拙 jiǎn zhuō ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄛ gin2 zyut3 clumsy (writing)
- 迂拙 yū zhuō ㄩ ㄓㄨㄛ jyu1 zyut3 stupid
- 拙政园 拙政園 Zhuō zhèng Yuán ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ zyut3 zing3 jyun4 Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu, one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 勤能补拙 勤能補拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 笨头笨脑 笨頭笨腦 bèn tóu bèn nǎo ㄅㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄠˇ ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5 (idiom) stupid; muddle-headed
- 拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄣˋ ㄕㄜˊ zyut3 zeoi2 ban6 sit3 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
- 将勤补拙 將勤補拙 jiāng qín bǔ zhuō ㄐㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ zoeng1 kan4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
- 勤能补拙 勤能補拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
- 拙于言词 拙於言詞 zhuō yú yán cí ㄓㄨㄛ ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ zyut3 jyu1 jin4 ci4 to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 很 笨拙 。
Tom is all fingers and thumbs.
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