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困窘

kùnjiǒng
adjective #30,369

Meanings

  1. 1 embarrassed
  2. 2 in an awkward predicament
  3. 3 in difficult straits

Examples

HSK 3
他被问得很困窘。
Tā bèi wèn de hěn kùnjiǒng.
He was very embarrassed by the question.
HSK 7-9
面对突如其来的批评，她显得十分困窘。
Miànduì tūrúqílái de pīpíng, tā xiǎnde shífēn kùnjiǒng.
Faced with the sudden criticism, she looked extremely awkward.
HSK 7-9
公司财务困窘。
Gōngsī cáiwù kùnjiǒng.
The company is in financial straits.

Tips

usage
困窘 covers two adjacent meanings: emotional embarrassment / awkwardness (paralleling 尴尬) AND material hardship / being stuck (paralleling 困境). Context disambiguates.
memory
困 (trapped, like a tree 木 in an enclosure 囗) + 窘 (embarrassed, with 穴 cave on top - squeezed in a tight spot). Together: trapped in an embarrassing tight spot.

Stroke Order

困 kùn
窘 jiǒng