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尴尬

gān gà · gan ga

Traditional 尷尬

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. awkward; embarrassed
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)遇到(yùdào)了(le)一件(yījiàn)很(hěn)尴尬(gāngà)的(de)事(shì)。

    Dengdeng, something very awkward happened to me today.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)事(shì)？

    What happened?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)上(shàng)看到(kàndào)一个(yīgè)人(rén)，以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)你(nǐ)，就(jiù)大声(dàshēng)喊(hǎn)灯灯(dēngdēng)。

    On the subway I saw someone, thought it was you, and shouted Dengdeng loudly.

  4. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)回头(huítóu)说(shuō)，他(tā)也(yě)叫(jiào)灯灯(dēngdēng)。真(zhēn)尴尬(gāngà)！

    He turned around and said his name is Dengdeng too. So awkward!

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)你们(nǐmen)俩(liǎ)一定(yīdìng)都(dōu)很(hěn)尴尬(gāngà)。

    Haha, then you must both have felt awkward.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)说(shuō)的(de)话(huà)让(ràng)我(wǒ)很(hěn)尴(gān)尬(gà)。

What he said embarrassed me.

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02

第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)上(shàng)台(tái)演(yǎn)讲(jiǎng)时(shí)，他(tā)显(xiǎn)得(de)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)尴(gān)尬(gà)。

When he first spoke on stage, he seemed a bit awkward.

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