尴尬
gāngàTraditional 尷尬
awkward; embarrassing
Every meaning
gāngà
- awkward; embarrassing
In the Library
我和老先生互相看了一眼，都笑了一下，有点儿尴尬。
我的脸红了，尴尬得不知道说什么好。
爷爷的收音机 · Grandpa's radio · HSK 5
《中国青年报》做过一次调查，两千五百多名受访者里，将近百分之九十九的人都有过这种尴尬。
汉字没有字母，中国人怎么打字？ · How do Chinese people type without an alphabet? · HSK 6
Its characters
- 尴gānawkward (as in 尴尬)
- 尬gàawkward; embarrassed (as in 尴尬)
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).