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难为情

nán wéi qíng · nan wei qing

Traditional 難為情

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. embarrassed
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Wrong name

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)叫错(jiàocuò)了(le)老师(lǎoshī)的(de)名字(míngzi)，太(tài)难为情(nánwéiqíng)了(le)。

    I called the teacher by the wrong name today. How embarrassing.

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)难为情(nánwéiqíng)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)会(huì)叫错(jiàocuò)。

    Don't be embarrassed. Everyone mixes names up.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)叫(jiào)她(tā)张(zhāng)老师(lǎoshī)，她(tā)其实(qíshí)姓(xìng)李(lǐ)。

    I called her Teacher Zhang, but her name is actually Li.

  4. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)是(shì)有点(yǒudiǎn)难为情(nánwéiqíng)。

    Ha ha, that is a bit embarrassing.

  5. Liangliang

    更(gèng)难为情(nánwéiqíng)的(de)是(shì)，我(wǒ)还(hái)叫(jiào)了(le)三次(sāncì)。

    Even more embarrassing, I did it three times.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)当(dāng)众(zhòng)叫(jiào)错(cuò)我(wǒ)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)很(hěn)难(nán)为(wéi)情(qíng)。

She called me by the wrong name in public, which made me very embarrassed.

02

第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)上(shàng)台(tái)唱(chàng)歌(gē)，他(tā)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)得(de)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)难(nán)为(wéi)情(qíng)。

Singing on stage for the first time, he was so nervous that he felt a bit embarrassed.

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