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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不得劲 [bùdéjìn]
  1. 1. [verbal] awkward; unhandy
    这把铁锹使起来不得劲
    This is an awkward spade.
  2. 2. [verbal] be indisposed; not feel well
    我今天有点不得劲儿。
    I'm not feeling too well today.
  3. 3. [dialect] feel embarrassed
    大家都看着他,弄得他怪不得劲儿的。
    He was embarrassed by so many people staring at him.

Examples

这把铁锹使起来不得劲
This is an awkward spade. 不得劲

Word Decomposition


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