苦境

shēn xiàn kǔ jìng

身陷苦境

be landed in a miserable plight

jī mín de kǔ jìng zāo de bù gǎn qù xiǎng

饥民的苦境糟得不敢去想。

The plight of starving people is too awful to think about.

yīn wèi yǒu le yín háng de dài kuǎn gōng sī zhōng yú zǒu chū le kǔ jìng

因为有了银行的贷款，公司终于走出了苦境。

With the loan from the bank, the company landed on its feet.