Definition & Meaning

1.poverty-stricken; in dire straits

2.distress; dire/terrible straits

kùn è

困 厄

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1
adj.poverty-stricken; in dire straits
- tā fā xiàn zì jǐ shēn xiàn kùn è
  他发现自己身陷困厄。
  He found himself in a tight corner.
synonym
jiǒng pò窘迫
2
n.distress; dire/terrible straits
- cóng jiān nán kùn è zhōng chuǎng chū yī fān shì yè
  从艰难困厄中闯出一番事业
  lift out of dire straits and carve out a successful future
synonym
jiān nán艰难 jiǒng pò窘迫

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