尴尬 (gān gà) — (of a situation) awkward, embarrassing; (of a person) embarrassed, awkward
Definition
尴尬 focuses on an awkward, charged SITUATION or atmosphere (or the person caught in it), stronger than 难堪's feeling of being hard to bear. It's more social/situational than 害羞 (shy) and lacks 为难's sense of being put in a dilemma by someone else.
adjective
(of a situation) awkwardembarrassing(of a person) embarrassedawkward
Examples
- ，尴尬。Tā zhàn zài tái shàng shuō bù chū huà lái, jué de hěn gān gà.He stood on stage unable to speak and felt very embarrassed.
- 尴尬。Zhè shì yí gè hěn gān gà de wèn tí.This is a very awkward question.
- 尴尬。Dāng shí de qì fen tè bié gān gà.The atmosphere at that time was especially awkward.
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