拙
zhuō
awkward
clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
他的画技很拙劣，但他每天都在练习。
tā de huà jì hěn zhuōliè，dàn tā měi tiān dōu zài liànxí。
His painting skill is very clumsy, but he practices every day.
这篇文章写得拙劣，让读者很难理解作者的意思。
zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de zhuōliè，ràng dúzhě hěn nán lǐjiě zuòzhě de yìsi。
This article is written clumsily, making it hard for readers to understand the author's meaning.
Words with 拙
守拙
shǒu zhuō
to remain honest and poor
将勤补拙
jiāng qín bǔ zhuō
(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
弄巧反拙
nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō
see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]
弄巧成拙
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
to overreach oneself
心拙口夯
xīn zhuō kǒu bèn
variant of 心拙口笨[xin1 zhuo1 kou3 ben4]
心拙口笨
xīn zhuō kǒu bèn
dull-witted and tongue-tied
愚拙
yú zhuō
clumsy and stupid
拙政园
zhuō zhèng yuán
Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
拙作
zhuō zuò
my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
拙劣
zhuō liè
clumsy; botched
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker