Definition & Meaning

1.poverty-stricken; improvised; hard-set; destitute

2.embarrassed; in a predicament; hard-pressed

jiǒng pò

窘 迫

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1
adj.poverty-stricken; improvised; hard-set; destitute
- shēng huó jiǒng pò
  生活窘迫
  live in poverty
- wǒ men pí fá bù kān mí le lù yòu è zhe dù zi chǔ jìng hěn shì jiǒng pò
  我们疲乏不堪，迷了路又饿着肚子，处境很是窘迫。
  We were in a sorry plight, tired, lost and hungry.
synonym
jié jū拮据 kùn jiǒng困窘 kùn dùn困顿 pín jù贫窭
2
adj.embarrassed; in a predicament; hard-pressed
- lìng rén jiǒng pò de jìng yù
  令人窘迫的境遇
  embarrassing circumstances
- tā jiǒng pò de liǎn dōu hóng le
  她窘迫得脸都红了。
  Her cheeks were blushed with embarrassment.
- dà wéi jiǒng pò
  大为窘迫
  be terribly embarrassed
synonym
kùn jiǒng困窘 kùn è困厄 shòu jiǒng受窘

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