蹩脚

bié jiǎo · bie jiao

Traditional 蹩腳

Meaning

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  1. inferior
  2. shoddy
  3. lousy
  4. lame

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)旅(lǚ)馆(guǎn)的(de)床(chuáng)太(tài)硬(yìng),服(fú)务(wù)也(yě)很(hěn)蹩(bié)脚(jiǎo)。

The beds in this hotel are too hard, and the service is also lousy.

02

他(tā)演(yǎn)得(de)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)蹩(bié)脚(jiǎo),观(guān)众(zhòng)都(dōu)替(tì)他(tā)着(zháo)急(jí)。

He acted rather poorly, and the audience was anxious for him.

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