Chinese Word: 窘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

窘

Pinyin: jiǒng

English Definition: distressed; embarrassed

Chinese Definition:
①穷困：窘厄。窘乏。窘苦。窘困。窘迫。窘促。窘急。
②难住，使为难：窘况。窘态。窘相。窘境。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 穴

Pictophonetic:君 indicates the sound; 穴 (cave) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 穴 [ xué ] cave, den, hole
- 君 [ jūn ] sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief

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窘迫	jiǒng pò	poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed
窘境	jiǒng jìng	awkward situation; predicament
困窘	kùn jiǒng	embarrassment
受窘	shòu jiǒng	embarrassed; bothered; in an awkward position
窘况	jiǒng kuàng	predicament

1		nǐ 你 zuì 最 jiǒng 窘 de 的 shí hou 时候？ What was your most embarrassing moment?
2		tā yòng 他用 nán tí 难题 lái 来 jiǒng 窘 wǒ 我。 He embarrassed me with a difficult question.
3		tā 他 yī 一 dù 度 shēng huó 生活 hěn 很 jiǒng 窘。 He was rather hard up for a time.
4		tā 他 zài 在 nǚ shì 女士 miàn qián 面前 yǒu xiē 有些 jiǒng 窘。 He felt rather awkward in presence of ladies.
5		nà 那 gū niang 姑娘 jiǒng 窘 dé 得 zhàng hóng 涨红 le 了 liǎn 脸。 That girl is aflame with embarrassment.

1		nǐ 你 zuì 最 jiǒng 窘 de 的 shí hou 时候？ What was your most embarrassing moment?
2		tā yòng 他用 nán tí 难题 lái 来 jiǒng 窘 wǒ 我。 He embarrassed me with a difficult question.
3		tā 他 yī 一 dù 度 shēng huó 生活 hěn 很 jiǒng 窘。 He was rather hard up for a time.
4		tā 他 zài 在 nǚ shì 女士 miàn qián 面前 yǒu xiē 有些 jiǒng 窘。 He felt rather awkward in presence of ladies.
5		nà 那 gū niang 姑娘 jiǒng 窘 dé 得 zhàng hóng 涨红 le 了 liǎn 脸。 That girl is aflame with embarrassment.