绝境

絕境

juéjìng

noun #15,116

Meanings

1 desperate straits
2 hopeless situation
3 dead end

Characters

to cut off; extreme; desperate

situation; territory; condition

Examples

他被逼到了绝境。

Tā bèi bī dào le juéjìng.

He was pushed to the brink of desperation.

绝境中他找到了一线生机。

Juéjìng zhōng tā zhǎodào le yīxiàn shēngjī.

In desperate straits, he found a glimmer of hope.

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usage

Often paired with 逢生: 绝处逢生 (juéchù féngshēng, to find a way out of a hopeless situation). Also common: 陷入绝境 (xiànrù juéjìng, to fall into desperate straits).

Stroke Order

绝 jué

境 jìng