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尴尬 (尷尬)
  • [gāngà]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

尴尬 [gāngà]
  1. 1. adjective [困难] awkward
    尴尬的处境
    an awkward situation
  2. 2. adjective [不自然] embarrassed
    她看上去很尴尬。
    She looked very embarrassed.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

尴尬 [gāngà]
  1. 1. (of the situation one is in) awkward; hard to deal with
    处境尴尬
    in an awkward position; in a dilemma
    他觉得去也不好，不去也不好，实在尴尬。
    He felt it would be bad to go and bad not to go. He was in a real quandary.
  2. 2. [Dialect] embarrassed
    样子十分尴尬
    look very much embarrassed

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

尴尬 [gāngà]
  1. 1. 形 处境困难或事情棘手，难以处理
    处境尴尬
  2. 2. 形 神态不自然；难为情
    谎话被揭穿了，他显得非常尴尬
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Examples

他很尴尬，搭讪着走开了。
Feeling embarrassed, he muttered a few words and walked off.
他觉得去也不好，不去也不好，实在尴尬。
He felt it would be bad to go and bad not to go. He was in a real quandary.
神情尴尬
look embarrassed
他正处于跋前疐后的尴尬局面。
He is in a difficult dilemma.
你的话把我推到无私有弊的尴尬位置。
Despite my innocence I am under suspicion, because of what you said.
所有人都说着不着边的话，场面非常尴尬。
Everyone is describing things that have no relation making the whole situation embarrassing.
他很善于通过自我解嘲来缓解尴尬局面。
He is quite good at easing embarrassing situations by finding excuses to console himself.
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