拙 zhuō zhuó

stupid, clumsy, crude; convention

HSK 6 #2709

DEFINITIONS

拙 zhuō
  • awkward
  • clumsy
  • dull
  • inelegant
  • (polite) my
  • Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]

STROKES

拙 stroke order diagram
拙 stroke order animation

WORDS

笨拙 bèn zhuō
HSK 6
clumsy; awkward; stupid
拙劣 zhuō liè clumsy; botched
弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
拙作 zhuō zuò my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing
拙笨 zhuō bèn clumsy; awkward; lacking skill
守拙 shǒu zhuō to remain honest and poor
巧诈不如拙诚 qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy
巧詐不如拙誠 qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy
弄巧反拙 nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]
心拙口夯 xīn zhuō kǒu bèn variant of 心拙口笨[xin1 zhuo1 kou3 ben4]
心拙口笨 xīn zhuō kǒu bèn dull-witted and tongue-tied
愚拙 yú zhuō clumsy and stupid
拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
拙政园 zhuō zhèng yuán Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
拙政園 zhuō zhèng yuán Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
拙于言词 zhuō yú yán cí to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
拙於言詞 zhuō yú yán cí to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
拙朴 zhuō pǔ austere; humble
拙樸 zhuō pǔ austere; humble
拙涩 zhuō sè clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing
拙澀 zhuō sè clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing
拙直 zhuō zhí simple and frank
拙稿 zhuō gǎo my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing
拙笔 zhuō bǐ my clumsy writing (humble expr.); my humble pen
拙筆 zhuō bǐ my clumsy writing (humble expr.); my humble pen
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