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尴尬

awkward

尴尬
gāngà1st tone
Pinyin
gāngà
Strokes
20
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1

Stroke order for 尴尬

尴尬 is written with 20 strokes (尴: 13, 尬: 7). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

插画在美术馆里的位置一向尴尬 — the precise word for a status that is neither accepted nor rejected.

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插画的位置一直很尴尬,常年被放在库房里,不挂出来。

Illustration has always sat awkwardly, kept in storage year after year and not hung.

A Museum Wouldn't Show George Lucas the Painting He Asked For, So He Spent Fifteen Years and a Billion Dollars Building His Own

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