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zhuō

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zhuō Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhuō | zhuo1
English translation
awkward
clumsy
dull
inelegant
(polite) my
Taiwan pr. [zhuó]
awkward, clumsy; dull, stupid

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About zhuō

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhuō

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Adjectival morpheme / 形语素 Xíng yǔ sù

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of zhuō

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌出

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

chū

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and chū represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhuō

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zhuō jiàng Cháng guài 工具 gōngjù chā .

Bad workmen often blame their tools.

zhè zuò 设计 shèjì 拙劣 zhuō liè de qiáo 需要 xūyào zuò 补救 bǔjiù 工作 gōngzuò ,确保 quèbǎo de 安全 ānquán .

The poorly designed bridge needs remedial work to make It'safe.

zǒu chū le 浴室 yù shì ,动作 dòngzuò 果断 guǒduàn 但是 dànshì 笨拙 bènzhuō , 本想大踏步 dà tà bù zǒu , què bèi yòu cháng yòu Chǒu de 裙子 qúnzi gěi bàn 住了.

Decisively , but awkwardly, she left the bathroom, her stride hampered by the long ugly skirt.

讪讪 shàn shàn de zhù le zuǐ , dàn 方寸已乱, 因为 yīnwèi 自己 zìjǐ 笨嘴拙 shé hěn 感到 gǎn dào 难为情 nán wéi qíng .

He broke off lamely. He was confused, painfully conscious of his inarticulateness.

步态 bù tài 蹒跚 pán shān , chī bǎo le de 身体 shēntǐ gēng 显得 xiǎnde 笨拙 bènzhuō 可笑 kě xiào .

Its body looks heavy and clumsy when it has eaten its fill.

Words with zhuō

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
笨拙 bènzhuō clumsy笨拙 bènzhuō
zhuō awkward zhuō
拙劣 zhuō liè clumsy拙劣 zhuō liè
弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
拙作 zhuō zuò my humble writing拙作 zhuō zuò
拙政园 Zhuō zhèng yuán Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu拙政園
拙著 zhuō zhù my worthless manuscript拙著 zhuō zhù
拙见 zhuō jiàn my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)拙見
稚拙 zhì zhuō young and clumsy稚拙 zhì zhuō
拙朴 zhuō pǔ austere拙樸
弄巧反拙 nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō to overreach oneself弄巧反拙 nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō
愚拙 yú zhuō clumsy and stupid愚拙 yú zhuō
拙笨 zhuō bèn clumsy拙笨 zhuō bèn
拙笔 zhuō bǐ my humble pen拙筆
笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé clumsy in speech笨嘴拙舌 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé
拙稿 zhuō gǎo my humble writing拙稿 zhuō gǎo
拙于言词 zhuō yú yán cí to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)拙於言詞
拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
迂拙 yū zhuō stupid迂拙 yū zhuō
拙直 zhuō zhí simple and frank拙直 zhuō zhí
笨口拙舌 bèn kǒu zhuō shé awkward in speech笨口拙舌 bèn kǒu zhuō shé
巧诈不如拙诚 qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng honesty is the best policy巧詐不如拙誠
拙涩 zhuō sè botched writing拙澀

zhuō Decomposition & Compounds

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zhuō Decomposition

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