# 别扭 (bièniu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 别扭 (bièniu) means “awkward; uncomfortable”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: awkward; uncomfortable
- Pinyin: bièniu (bie4 niu5)
- Traditional: 彆扭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这句话听起来有点儿别扭。
  Zhè jù huà tīng qǐlái yǒudiǎnr bièniu.
  This sentence sounds a bit awkward.

## Characters

- [别](https://hanziro.com/word/bie-dont/) (bié): don't; other
- [扭](https://hanziro.com/word/niu-twist/) (niǔ): to twist; to turn

https://hanziro.com/word/bie-niu-awkward/

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