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笨手笨脚

bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo

4-character word Traditional 笨手笨腳

What 笨手笨脚 means

1. clumsy
2. all thumbs

The characters in 笨手笨脚

• 笨bènstupid; foolish; silly
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 笨bènstupid; foolish; silly
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)

Example sentences

• 他笨手笨脚的。
  Tā bènshǒu-bènjiǎo de.
  He is awkward in his movements.
• 她过去参加派对，总是战战兢兢笨手笨脚的。
  Tā guòqù cānjiā pàiduì, zǒngshì zhànzhànjīngjīng bènshǒubènjiǎo de.
  She is always afraid of being a klutz when going to parties.