局促

侷促

júcù

adjective #33,301

Meanings

1 cramped (of space)
2 ill at ease
3 uneasy
4 constrained

Characters

confine; office

urgent; pressed; short

Examples

HSK 6

第一次见面，他显得有点局促不安。

Dìyī cì jiànmiàn, tā xiǎnde yǒudiǎn júcù-bù'ān.

On their first meeting, he looked a little uneasy.

HSK 7-9

这间屋子太局促，放不下一张大床。

Zhè jiān wūzi tài júcù, fàng bùxià yī zhāng dà chuáng.

This room is too cramped to fit a big bed.

Tips

usage

Two senses: physical (a tight, cramped space) and psychological (someone awkward and ill at ease). The set phrase 局促不安 (júcù-bù'ān, 'fidgety and uneasy') is extremely common for the second sense.

Stroke Order

局 jú

促 cù