awkward situation; difficult predicament
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a difficult or awkward situation; a plight; a predicament
formalEmphasizes being stuck in an uncomfortable, embarrassing, or troublesome circumstance with no easy way out.
Zī资
jīn金
liàn链
tū突
rán然
duàn断
liè裂
，
gōng公
sī司
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
qián前
suǒ所
wèi未
yǒu有
de的
jiǒng窘
kuàng况
。
The capital chain suddenly broke, and the company fell into an unprecedented predicament.
Zài在
pài派
duì对
shàng上
shuō说
cuò错
le了
huà话
，
tā他
dāng当
shí时
gǎn感
dào到
fēi非
cháng常
gān尴
gà尬
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
hái还
shì是
shè设
fǎ法
bǎi摆
tuō脱
le了
jiǒng窘
kuàng况
。
He said the wrong thing at the party and felt very awkward at the time, but eventually managed to extricate himself from the embarrassing situation.
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Yóu由
yú于
zhèng政
cè策
tū突
biàn变
，
zhěng整
gè个
háng行
yè业
dōu都
miàn面
lín临
zhe着
xiāng相
sì似
de的
jiǒng窘
kuàng况
。
Due to a sudden policy change, the entire industry is facing a similar difficult situation.