bèn zhòng 
		heavy
cumbersome
unwieldy
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèn 
		stupid
foolish
silly
slow-witted
clumsy
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			bèn niǎo xiān fēi 
		lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			cū bèn 
		awkward
clumsy
unwieldy
heavy-handed
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhuō bèn 
		clumsy
awkward
lacking skill
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèn zuǐ bèn shé 
		clumsy in speaking
awkward
inarticulate
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhuō zuǐ bèn shé 
		lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèn zuǐ zhuō sāi 
		see 笨嘴拙舌[ben4 zui3 zhuo1 she2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xīn zhuō kǒu bèn 
		dull-witted and tongue-tied
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèn zuǐ zhuō shé 
		clumsy in speech
poor speaker