困境
kùn jìng
Pinyin

Definition

困境
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kùn jìng
  1. predicament
  2. plight

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

困
kùn
  1. 1 to trap
  2. 2 to surround
  3. 3 hard-pressed
  4. 4 stranded
  5. 5 destitute
困难
kùn nan
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 challenging
  3. 3 straitened circumstances
  4. 4 difficult situation
环境
huán jìng
  1. 1 environment
  2. 2 circumstances
  3. 3 surroundings
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 ambient
仙境
xiān jìng
  1. 1 fairyland
  2. 2 wonderland
  3. 3 paradise
入境
rù jìng
  1. 1 to enter a country
困境
kùn jìng
  1. 1 predicament
  2. 2 plight
困惑
kùn huò
  1. 1 bewildered
  2. 2 perplexed
  3. 3 confused
  4. 4 difficult problem
  5. 5 perplexity
困扰
kùn rǎo
  1. 1 to perplex
  2. 2 to disturb
  3. 3 to cause complications
境
jìng
  1. 1 border
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 condition
  4. 4 boundary
  5. 5 circumstances
  6. 6 territory
境内
jìng nèi
  1. 1 within the borders
  2. 2 internal (to a country, province, city etc)
  3. 3 domestic
境地
jìng dì
  1. 1 circumstances
境界
jìng jiè
  1. 1 boundary
  2. 2 state
  3. 3 realm
梦境
mèng jìng
  1. 1 dreamland
家境
jiā jìng
  1. 1 family financial situation
  2. 2 family circumstances
幻境
huàn jìng
  1. 1 land of fantasy
  2. 2 fairyland
心境
xīn jìng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 mental state
  3. 3 frame of mind
意境
yì jìng
  1. 1 artistic mood or conception
  2. 2 creative concept
止境
zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 limit
  2. 2 boundary
  3. 3 end
犯困
fàn kùn
  1. 1 (coll.) to get sleepy
绝境
jué jìng
  1. 1 desperate straits

Idioms (13)

事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
  1. 1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
  2. 2 worn out
  3. 3 exhausted
  4. 4 spent
  5. 5 fatigued
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
  1. 1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
  2. 2 to fight like an animal at bay
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
扶危济困
fú wēi jì kùn
  1. 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
时过境迁
shí guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 things change with the passage of time (idiom)
济危扶困
jì wēi fú kùn
  1. 1 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
济困扶危
jì kùn fú wēi
  1. 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
亲临其境
qīn lín qí jìng
  1. 1 to travel to a place personally (idiom)
身临其境
shēn lín qí jìng
  1. 1 (idiom) to experience it for oneself
  2. 2 to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)

Sample Sentences

可是我觉得O-bike这种共享经济很好啊！完全解决我出地铁站之后，到公司最后这一段路，没有公交车又拦不到出租车的困境。
kěshì wǒ juéde O-bike zhèzhǒng gòngxiǎng jīngjì hěn hǎo ā ！wánquán jiějué wǒ chū dìtiě zhàn zhīhòu ，dào gōngsī zuìhòu zhè yī duàn lù ，méiyǒu gōngjiāochē yòu lán bùdào chūzūchē de kùnjìng 。
But I think sharing economy initiatives like O-bike are great! It's completely resolved the problem I have when I come out of the subway station and there's still a distance to the company without any buses and being unable to catch a taxi.
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现在看起来，要骂希腊，甚至骂其他被新闻媒体称为“欧猪五国”的国家好像很容易，但到底是什么让这些国家陷入这样的困境呢？
xiànzài kàn qǐlái ，yào mà xīlà ，shènzhì mà qítā bèi xīnwénméitǐ chēngwéi “ōuzhū wǔ guó ”de guójiā hǎoxiàng hěn róngyì ，dàn dàodǐ shì shénme ràng zhèxiē guójiā xiànrù zhèyàng de kùnjìng ne ？
Now it looks pretty easy to scold Greece, or even to scold any of the five European "PIIGS" economies, but what was it that led to these countries getting into these problems?
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大家都知道，去年阿尔法电脑公司的业务状况已经从前两年行业不景气的困境中成功突围。不仅业绩有了明显的回升，而且即将推出新产品。
dàjiā dōu zhīdào ，qùnián ā\'ěrfǎ diànnǎo gōngsī de yèwù zhuàngkuàng yǐjīng cóng qiánliǎng nián hángyè bù jǐngqì de kùnjìng zhōng chénggōng tūwéi 。bùjǐn yèjì yǒu le míngxiǎn de huíshēng ，érqiě jíjiāng tuīchū xīn chǎnpǐn 。
As you all know, last year Alpha Computers was able to break from the industry's downturn of the previous two years. In addition to our performance showing noticeable recovery, we are also about to release new products.
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别做梦了，共和党肯定能笑到最后。很多人认为美国现在的困境都是共和党造成的。可越到这种时候就越需要强硬的总统和政策。
bié zuòmèng le ，Gònghédǎng kěndìng néng xiào dào zuìhòu 。hěn duō rén rènwéi Měiguó xiànzài de kùnjìng dōu shì Gònghédǎng zàochéng de 。kě yuè dào zhèzhǒng shíhou jiù yuè xūyào qiángyìng de zǒngtǒng hé zhèngcè 。
Dream on. The Republicans will have the last laugh. A lot of people believe that America's current predicament was created by the Republicans. But the more serious the crisis, the more you need a strong president and policy.
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