# 尴尬 (gāngà)

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

- Meaning: awkward; embarrassed
- Pinyin: gāngà (gan1 ga4)
- Traditional: 尷尬
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 忘记对方的名字让他觉得非常尴尬。
  Wàngjì duìfāng de míngzi ràng tā juéde fēicháng gāngà.
  Forgetting the other person's name made him feel very awkward.

## Characters

- 尴 (gān): used in 尴尬
- 尬 (gà): embarrassing; awkward

https://hanziro.com/word/gan-ga-awkward/

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