窘迫
jiǒng pò
Pinyin

Definition

窘迫
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jiǒng pò
  1. poverty-stricken
  2. very poor
  3. hard-pressed
  4. in a predicament
  5. embarrassed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

迫
pò
  1. 1 variant of 迫[pò]
  2. 2 to persecute
  3. 3 to oppress
  4. 4 embarrassed
强迫
qiǎng pò
  1. 1 to compel
  2. 2 to force
强迫症
qiǎng pò zhèng
  1. 1 obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
迫不及待
pò bù jí dài
  1. 1 impatient (idiom); in a hurry
  2. 2 itching to get on with it
迫切
pò qiè
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 pressing
交迫
jiāo pò
  1. 1 to be beleaguered
压迫
yā pò
  1. 1 to oppress
  2. 2 to repress
  3. 3 to constrict
  4. 4 oppression
  5. 5 stress (physics)
从容不迫
cóng róng bù pò
  1. 1 calm
  2. 2 unruffled
窘境
jiǒng jìng
  1. 1 awkward situation
  2. 2 predicament
窘迫
jiǒng pò
  1. 1 poverty-stricken
  2. 2 very poor
  3. 3 hard-pressed
  4. 4 in a predicament
  5. 5 embarrassed
紧迫
jǐn pò
  1. 1 pressing
  2. 2 urgent
被迫
bèi pò
  1. 1 to be compelled
  2. 2 to be forced
迫不得已
pò bù dé yǐ
  1. 1 to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
  2. 2 forced into sth
迫使
pò shǐ
  1. 1 to force
  2. 2 to compel
迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié
  1. 1 pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
迫害
pò hài
  1. 1 to persecute
  2. 2 persecution
迫于
pò yú
  1. 1 constrained
  2. 2 restricted
  3. 3 forced to
  4. 4 under pressure to do sth
逼迫
bī pò
  1. 1 to force
  2. 2 to compel
  3. 3 to coerce
受窘
shòu jiǒng
  1. 1 embarrassed
  2. 2 bothered
  3. 3 in an awkward position
困窘
kùn jiǒng
  1. 1 embarrassment

Idioms (6)

紧迫盯人
jǐn pò dīng rén
  1. 1 to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
贫病交迫
pín bìng jiāo pò
  1. 1 beset by poverty and illness (idiom)
迫不及待
pò bù jí dài
  1. 1 impatient (idiom); in a hurry
  2. 2 itching to get on with it
迫不得已
pò bù dé yǐ
  1. 1 to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
  2. 2 forced into sth
迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié
  1. 1 pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
饥寒交迫
jī hán jiāo pò
  1. 1 beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
  2. 2 starving and freezing
  3. 3 in desperate poverty

Sample Sentences

精明的上海人，是能够把他们的俗气和窘迫深藏在雅致背后的。
jīngmíng de Shànghǎirén ，shì nénggòu bǎ tāmen de súqì hé jiǒngpò shēncáng zài yǎzhì bèihòu de 。
Clever Shanghainese people are able to to hide their crudeness and poverty behind their elegance and taste.
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