| 1 | 困难 | 困難 | kùn nan | kun4 nan5 | difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation | | |
| 2 | 贫困 | 貧困 | pín kùn | pin2 kun4 | impoverished; poverty | | |
| 3 | 困境 | 困境 | kùn jìng | kun4 jing4 | predicament; plight | | |
| 4 | 困 | 困 | kùn | kun4 | sleepy; tired; to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute | | |
| 5 | 困苦 | 困苦 | kùn kǔ | kun4 ku3 | deprivation; distressed; miserable | | |
| 6 | 困惑 | 困惑 | kùn huò | kun4 huo4 | bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity | | |
| 7 | 交困 | 交困 | jiāo kùn | jiao1 kun4 | beset with difficulties | | |
| 8 | 困局 | 困局 | kùn jú | kun4 ju2 | dilemma; predicament; difficult situation | | |
| 9 | 困窘 | 困窘 | kùn jiǒng | kun4 jiong3 | embarrassment | | |
| 10 | 困惑不解 | 困惑不解 | kùn huò bù jiě | kun4 huo4 bu4 jie3 | to feel perplexed | | |
| 11 | 困厄 | 困厄 | kùn è | kun4 e4 | in deep water; difficult situation | | |
| 12 | 困顿 | 困頓 | kùn dùn | kun4 dun4 | fatigued; exhausted; poverty-stricken; in straitened circumstances | | |
| 13 | 坐困愁城 | 坐困愁城 | zuò kùn chóu chéng | zuo4 kun4 chou2 cheng2 | to be walled in by one's own worries (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 八方受困 | 八方受困 | bā fāng shòu kùn | ba1 fang1 shou4 kun4 | to be in a difficult situation (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 济危扶困 | 濟危扶困 | jì wēi fú kùn | ji4 wei1 fu2 kun4 | to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 济人之困 | 濟人之困 | jì rén zhī kùn | ji4 ren2 zhi1 kun4 | to save men from their difficulties (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 济困扶危 | 濟困扶危 | jì kùn fú wēi | ji4 kun4 fu2 wei1 | to help those in distress (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 扶危济困 | 扶危濟困 | fú wēi jì kùn | fu2 wei1 ji4 kun4 | to help those in distress (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 扶贫济困 | 扶貧濟困 | fú pín jì kùn | fu2 pin2 ji4 kun4 | to help the poor; almsgiving for the needy; to assist poor households or poor regions | | |
| 20 | 扶困济危 | 扶困濟危 | fú kùn jì wēi | fu2 kun4 ji4 wei1 | see 济危扶困 | | |
| 21 | 犯困 | 犯睏 | fàn kùn | fan4 kun4 | (coll.) to get sleepy | | |
| 22 | 发困 | 發睏 | fā kùn | fa1 kun4 | to get sleepy | | |
| 23 | 道德困境 | 道德困境 | dào dé kùn jìng | dao4 de2 kun4 jing4 | ethical dilemma | | |
| 24 | 春困 | 春困 | chūn kùn | chun1 kun4 | spring fatigue; spring fever | | |
| 25 | 不为酒困 | 不為酒困 | bù wéi jiǔ kùn | bu4 wei2 jiu3 kun4 | not a slave to the bottle; able to enjoy alcohol in moderation; able to hold one's drink | | |