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蹩脚

bié jiǎo

2-character word Traditional 蹩腳

What 蹩脚 means

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

The characters in 蹩脚

• 蹩biéto limp; to sprain (an ankle or wrist); to move carefully, as if evading a danger
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)

Example sentences

• 他的英语很蹩脚。
  His English is very poor.
• 人生如梦，如影随形，像个蹩脚的演员，在舞台上虚张声势、矫揉造作一小时，然后便销声匿迹。人生如白痴讲的故事，喧嚣吵杂，却毫无意义。
  Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.