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困境 (kùn jìng): Predicament / dilemma (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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困 • kùn • difficulty; sleepy • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kùn
困
difficulty; sleepy
境 • jìng • boundary, border; region, area
jìng
境
boundary, border; region, area
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 困境.
Words with
困
困难
kùn nan
difficulty
困扰
kùn rǎo
to perplex
贫困
pín kùn
impoverished; poverty-stricken
困惑
kùn huò
Confused / puzzled
困苦
kùn kǔ
hardship, difficulty, destitution
穷困
qióng kùn
poverty-stricken; destitute
脱困
tuō kùn
to escape from difficulty
Words with
境
环境
huán jìng
environment
入境
rù jìng
to enter a country
出境
chū jìng
to leave a country or region
境界
jìng jiè
boundary; extent reached
处境
chǔ jìng
unfavourable situation; plight
边境
biān jìng
border; frontier
境内
jìng nèi
Within the borders / domestic
境地
jìng dì
Situation / state of affairs
4.
How to Use 困境 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
种
yī
一
zhǒng
种
kùn
困
jìng
境
neutral
a kind of predicament
Verb + Complement
with
走出
zǒu
走
chū
出
kùn
困
jìng
境
Verb + Object
bǎi
摆
tuō
脱
kùn
困
jìng
境
neutral
Adjective + Noun
with
经济
jīng
经
jì
济
kùn
困
jìng
境
5.
Example Sentences with 困境
tā
他
yù
遇
dào
到
le
了
kùn
困
jìng
境
neutral
walk out of a predicament
get out of a predicament
xiàn
陷
rù
入
kùn
困
jìng
境
neutral
fall into a predicament
formal
economic predicament
。
He encountered a difficult situation.
miàn
面
duì
对
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
dào
道
dé
德
kùn
困
jìng
境
,
tā
他
bù
不
zhī
知
gāi
该
rú
如
hé
何
jué
抉
zé
择
。
Faced with this moral dilemma, he didn't know how to choose.
nán
难
dào
道
wǒ
我
men
们
zhēn
真
de
的
wú
无
fǎ
法
bǎi
摆
tuō
脱
yǎn
眼
qián
前
de
的
kùn
困
jìng
境
ma
吗
?
Is it really impossible for us to escape the current predicament?
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
yīn
因
zàn
暂
shí
时
de
的
kùn
困
jìng
境
ér
而
sàng
丧
shī
失
xìn
信
xīn
心
yǔ
与
dòu
斗
zhì
志
。
He did not lose confidence and fighting spirit because of the temporary predicament.
xiàn
陷
rù
入
kùn
困
jìng
境
shí
时
,
péng
朋
yǒu
友
men
们
de
的
zhī
支
chí
持
gěi
给
le
了
wǒ
我
mò
莫
dà
大
de
的
lì
力
liàng
量
。
When I was in a predicament, my friends' support gave me great strength.