[biè niu]
（难对付） difficult to deal with; troublesome; hard to get along with; uncomfortable
That chap is really difficult to deal with.
这个人真别扭。
When she first came to this pastoral area, she found life here a bit difficult to get used to.
她刚来牧区的时候，生活上感到有点别扭。
be at odds; be at cross-purposes
闹别扭
This sentence is a bit awkward.
这句话有点别扭。
The weather is really disagreeable; one minute the sun shines， the next it is raining again.
这天儿真别扭， 一会下雨， 一会儿出太阳。
The drawer is very stubborn; it doesn't open easily.
这个抽屉很别扭， 不好开。
Lao Zhang feels very wretched because his illness isn't getting any better.
老张因为病老不好， 心里很别扭。