"拙" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Structure
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Prononciation
Mandarin zhuō
Entry Methods
Pinyin zhuo1
Kanji /
Cangjie
QUU
手山山
Sijiao 5207.2
Wubi RBMH
CNS 11643 1-4D67
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+62D9
GB2312 D7BE
BIG5 A9E5
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 zhuō awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
Results beginning with 拙
 zhuō liè clumsy / botched
 zhuō zuò my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing
 zhuō jiàn my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)
 zhuō jīng my wife (humble)
 zhuō bèn clumsy / awkward / lacking skill
 zhuō bǐ my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen
稿 zhuō gǎo my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing
 zhuō pǔ austere / humble
 zhuō sè clumsy and incomprehensible / botched writing
 zhuō zhí simple and frank
 zhuō zhù my unworthy writing (humble expr.) / my worthless manuscript
 Zhuō zhèng Yuán Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom) / awkward speaker
 zhuō yú yán cí to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
Approximate Results for 拙
 bèn zhuō clumsy / awkward / stupid
 cáng zhuó avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
 zhì zhuō young and clumsy / childish and awkward
 yú zhuō clumsy and stupid
 jiǎn zhuō clumsy (writing) / awkward / obscure
 lǎo zhuō old fart (usually in self-reference) / geezer
 shǒu zhuō to remain honest and poor
 yū zhuō stupid / impractical
 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
 bèn zuǐ zhuō shé clumsy in speech / poor speaker
 nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]
 xīn zhuō kǒu bèn variant of 心拙口笨[xin1 zhuo1 kou3 ben4]
 bèn kǒu zhuō shé awkward in speech
 bèn zuǐ zhuō sāi see 笨嘴拙舌[ben4 zui3 zhuo1 she2]
 xīn zhuō kǒu bèn dull-witted and tongue-tied
 qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) / honesty is the best policy
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