尴尬 gāngà awkward
awkward; embarrassed
How to remember 尴尬: 尴 embarrassed + 尬 awkward = awkward.
Characters
How it is used
- Awkward / embarrassed - a socially uncomfortable situation or feeling: 气氛很尴尬 (qìfēn hěn gāngà) the atmosphere was awkward, 处境尴尬 (in an awkward position).
- Covers both personal embarrassment and an objectively awkward/tricky predicament.
- Very common; note the two rare characters both read here as gān-gà.