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困境

困境 (kùn jìng): Predicament / dilemma (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

困境 consists of 2 characters.

difficulty; sleepy

boundary, border; region, area

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Word Info

Pinyinkùn jìng

MeaningPredicament / dilemma

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word困境

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3.

How to Use 困境 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 困境 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith种

yī一

zhǒng种

kùn困

jìng境

neutral

a kind of predicament

Verb + Complementwith走出

zǒu走

chū出

kùn困

jìng境

Verb + Object

bǎi摆

tuō脱

kùn困

jìng境

neutral

get out of a predicament

Adjective + Nounwith经济

jīng经

jì济

kùn困

jìng境

4.

Example Sentences with 困境

tā他

yù遇

dào到

le了

kùn困

jìng境

。

neutral

walk 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?

gōng公

sī司

miàn面

lín临

cái财

wù务

kùn困

jìng境

，

xū需

yào要

jǐn尽

kuài快

jiě解

jué决

。

The company is facing financial difficulties and needs to resolve them as soon as possible.

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.

zài在

kùn困

jìng境

zhōng中

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

bǎo保

chí持

lè乐

guān观

，

nǔ努

lì力

xún寻

zhǎo找

chū出

lù路

。

In the midst of adversity, he remained optimistic and worked hard to find a way out.

jìn尽

guǎn管

shēn身

chù处

kùn困

jìng境

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

lěng冷

jìng静

fēn分

xī析

，

bìng并

zhì制

dìng定

le了

zhōu周

mì密

de的

jì计

huà划

。

Despite being in a predicament, he calmly analyzed the situation and formulated a detailed plan.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 困境.

Words with 困

困难kùn nanHSK 4
困扰kùn rǎoHSK 6
贫困pín kùnHSK 6
困惑kùn huòHSK 7-9

Words with 境

环境huán jìngHSK 3
入境rù jìngHSK 6
出境chū jìngHSK 6
境界jìng jièHSK 6
处境chǔ jìngHSK 6
边境biān jìngHSK 6
境内jìng nèiHSK 7-9
境地jìng dìHSK 7-9