蠢笨 (chǔn bèn) — stupid and clumsy; awkward (in mind and body); (less common) fat and clumsy; obese (of a person)
Definition
蠢笨 means 'stupid and clumsy' — both dim-witted AND physically awkward. It is a stronger, literary pejorative than 笨 (which only means dull/dumb), and adds a clumsy-bodied sense 笨 alone doesn't have.
adjective
stupid and clumsyawkward (in mind and body)(less common) fat and clumsyobese (of a person)
Examples
- 蠢笨，。Tā zuò shì tài chǔn bèn, zǒng shì bāng dào máng.He is too clumsy and always makes things worse.
- 蠢笨，。Bié kàn tā cháng dé chǔn bèn, qí shí xīn lǐ jīng míng dé hěn.Although he looks stupid and clumsy, he's actually very shrewd.
- 蠢笨。Nà zhī chǔn bèn de xióng bǎ fēng mì guàn dǎ fān le.That clumsy bear knocked over the honey jar.
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