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困境

kùn jìng

2-character word

What 困境 means

1. predicament; plight

The characters in 困境

• 困kùnto trap; to surround; hard-pressed
• 境jìngborder; place; condition

Example sentences

• 我身陷困境。
  Wǒ shēnxiàn kùnjìng.
  I am in a tight place.
• 你在陷入困境。
  You're getting into deep water.
• 给他讲解一下你的困境。
  Gěi tā jiǎngjiě yīxià nǐ de kùnjìng.
  Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
• 我怎么才能摆脱这种困境？
  How do I get out of this mess?
• 当我在错误的时候开口时，我总是让我和我的朋友陷入困境。
  When I speak up at the wrong moment, I often get my friends and myself into difficult situations.
• 让我们记住这一点，如果说这场金融危机教会了我们什么东西的话，那就是我们不可能在金融以外的领域处于困境的同时拥有繁荣兴旺的华尔街。
  Ràng wǒmen jìzhu zhè yīdiǎn, rúguǒ shuō zhè chǎng jīnróngwēijī jiāohuì le wǒmen shénme dōngxi dehuà, nà jiùshì wǒmen bù kěnéng zài jīnróng yǐwài de lǐngyù chǔyú kùnjìng de tóngshí yōngyǒu fánróng xīngwàng de Huá'ěr Jiē.
  Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.

Words containing 困境

• 经济困境jīng jì kùn jìngeconomic difficulty
• 道德困境dào dé kùn jìngethical dilemma