predicament; embarrassing situation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
predicament; embarrassing situation; plight
Refers to a difficult or embarrassing situation one finds oneself in. Often used in formal or written contexts.
Gōng公
sī司
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
cái财
wù务
jiǒng窘
jìng境
。
The company fell into financial difficulty.
Tā他
xiǎng想
jìn尽
bàn办
fǎ法
bǎi摆
tuō脱
zhè这
zhǒng种
jiǒng窘
jìng境
。
He tried every possible way to get out of this embarrassing situation.
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Miàn面
duì对
jiǒng窘
jìng境
，
tā他
bǎo保
chí持
le了
lěng冷
jìng静
。
Facing the predicament, he remained calm.
Zhè这
ràng让
wǒ我
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
shí十
fēn分
gān尴
gà尬
de的
jiǒng窘
jìng境
。
This put me in a very awkward and embarrassing position.