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蹩脚

bié jiǎo · bie jiao

Traditional 蹩腳

Meaning

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  1. inferior
  2. shoddy
  3. lousy
  4. lame
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The wobbly chair

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)修好(xiūhǎo)了(le)这把(zhèbǎ)椅子(yǐzi)，你(nǐ)坐坐看(zuòzuòkàn)。

    I fixed this chair myself. Try sitting on it.

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)修(xiū)得(de)也(yě)太(tài)蹩脚(biéjiǎo)了(le)，椅子(yǐzi)在(zài)晃(huǎng)。

    This repair is really lousy. The chair is wobbling.

  3. Dengdeng

    蹩脚(biéjiǎo)？我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)还可以(háikěyǐ)啊(a)。

    Lousy? I think it's okay.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，一(yī)条(tiáo)腿(tuǐ)比(bǐ)别的(biéde)短(duǎn)一大截(yīdàjié)！

    Look, one leg is much shorter than the others!

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)的(de)手艺(shǒuyì)是(shì)有点(yǒudiǎn)蹩脚(biéjiǎo)。那(nà)你(nǐ)站着(zhànzhe)喝茶(hēchá)吧(ba)！

    Okay, my skills are a bit lousy. Then stand while you drink your tea!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)旅(lǚ)馆(guǎn)的(de)床(chuáng)太(tài)硬(yìng)，服(fú)务(wù)也(yě)很(hěn)蹩(bié)脚(jiǎo)。

The beds in this hotel are too hard, and the service is also lousy.

02

他(tā)演(yǎn)得(de)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)蹩(bié)脚(jiǎo)，观(guān)众(zhòng)都(dōu)替(tì)他(tā)着(zháo)急(jí)。

He acted rather poorly, and the audience was anxious for him.

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