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笨手笨腳

clumsy

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ben4shou3ben4jiao3 • bènshǒubènjiǎo

Meaning

Primary

clumsy

Alternatives

awkward

Mnemonic

Someone who is 笨手笨腳 clumsy has 笨 stupid 手 hands and 笨 stupid 腳 feet.

Usage

他 這 人 笨手笨腳。

He's quite clumsy.

她 煮飯 時 很 笨手笨腳。

He's very clumsy when cooking.