境地

jìngdì

noun HSK 7-9 #7,042

Meanings

1 situation
2 predicament
3 circumstances

Characters

boundary; situation

ground; place; position

Examples

公司陷入了困难的境地。

Gōngsī xiànrù le kùnnan de jìngdì.

The company fell into a difficult situation.

他被逼到了进退两难的境地。

Tā bèi bī dào le jìntuìliǎngnán de jìngdì.

He was pushed into a dilemma.

Tips

usage

境地 usually implies a difficult or undesirable situation. Common collocations: 陷入...境地 (fall into a situation), 处于...境地 (be in a situation). Compare with 境界 which is about level/realm (usually positive).

Stroke Order

境 jìng

地 dì