Chinese Word: 困 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

困 (Trad.: 睏)HSK 4

Pinyin: kùn

English Definition: sleepy; tired; to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute

Chinese Definition:
①陷在艰难痛苦或无法摆脱的环境中：困厄(处境困苦危险)。困处。困居。困扰。困境。困窘。困知勉行。困兽犹斗。
②穷苦、艰难：困苦。困难。
③包围：困守。围困。
④疲乏：困乏。困倦。困顿。
⑤想睡，睡：困人。困觉(jiào)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 囗

Ideographic:A fence 囗 built around a tree 木

Character Formation:

⿴ Full surround
- 囗 [ wéi ] enclosure; border
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden

Similar Characters: 团囦

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困难HSK 4	kùn nan	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
贫困HSK 6	pín kùn	impoverished; poverty
困境	kùn jìng	predicament; plight
困扰	kùn rǎo	to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications
困惑	kùn huò	bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 xiāo miè 消灭 pín kùn 贫困。 We need to eliminate poverty.
2		tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 pín kùn 贫困。 He finally broke free from poverty.
3		wǒ 我 jué bù huì 决不会 xiàng 向 kùn nan 困难 dī tóu 低头。 I will never bow down to difficulties.
4		tā 他 yī 一 chōu yān 抽烟， jiù 就 fàn kùn 犯困 le 了。 He gets sleepy as soon as he smokes.
5		wǒ 我 xiàn zài 现在 hěn 很 kùn 困， xiǎng 想 qù 去 shuì jiào 睡觉。 I am very tired now and want to go to bed.

1		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 xiāo miè 消灭 pín kùn 贫困。 We need to eliminate poverty.
2		tā 他 zhōng yú 终于 bǎi tuō 摆脱 le 了 pín kùn 贫困。 He finally broke free from poverty.
3		wǒ 我 jué bù huì 决不会 xiàng 向 kùn nan 困难 dī tóu 低头。 I will never bow down to difficulties.
4		tā 他 yī 一 chōu yān 抽烟， jiù 就 fàn kùn 犯困 le 了。 He gets sleepy as soon as he smokes.
5		wǒ 我 xiàn zài 现在 hěn 很 kùn 困， xiǎng 想 qù 去 shuì jiào 睡觉。 I am very tired now and want to go to bed.