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zhuō

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Definitions

  1. 1. awkward
  2. 2. clumsy
  3. 3. dull
  4. 4. inelegant
  5. 5. (polite) my
  6. 6. Taiwan pr. [zhuó]

Words Containing 拙

心拙口笨
xīn zhuō kǒu bèn

dull-witted and tongue-tied

拙笔
zhuō bǐ

my clumsy writing (humble expr.)

笨口拙舌
bèn kǒu zhuō shé

awkward in speech

弄巧反拙
nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō

see 弄巧成拙[nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō]

笨嘴拙腮
bèn zuǐ zhuō sāi

see 笨嘴拙舌[bèn zuǐ zhuō shé]

守拙
shǒu zhuō

to remain honest and poor

老拙
lǎo zhuō

geezer

拙著
zhuō zhù

my unworthy writing (humble expr.)

巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)

笨嘴拙舌
bèn zuǐ zhuō shé

clumsy in speech

迂拙
yū zhuō

stupid

拙劣
zhuō liè

clumsy

稚拙
zhì zhuō

young and clumsy

拙涩
zhuō sè

clumsy and incomprehensible

蹇拙
jiǎn zhuō

clumsy (writing)

拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé

lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker

拙作
zhuō zuò

my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)

拙直
zhuō zhí

simple and frank

拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí

to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)

笨拙
bèn zhuō

clumsy

拙见
zhuō jiàn

my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)

拙稿
zhuō gǎo

my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)

拙笨
zhuō bèn

clumsy

藏拙
cáng zhuó

avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face

拙朴
zhuō pǔ

austere

拙政园
zhuō zhèng yuán

Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

弄巧成拙
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō

to overreach oneself

拙荆
zhuō jīng

my wife (humble)

愚拙
yú zhuō

clumsy and stupid

将勤补拙
jiāng qín bǔ zhuō

(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability through hard work