hurried; urgent; destitute
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
hurried; rushed; urgent
literaryOften used in written language or classic idioms to describe pressing situations, especially in military contexts.
Róng戎
mǎ马
kǒng倥
zǒng偬
，
tā他
wú无
xiá暇
gù顾
jí及
jiā家
shì事
。
Amidst the hurry of military life, he had no time to attend to family matters.
Zài在
gōng公
wù务
kǒng倥
zǒng偬
zhī之
jì际
，
tā他
réng仍
jiān坚
chí持
dú读
shū书
。
Even during the rush of official duties, he still persisted in reading.
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Zhàn战
shì事
kǒng倥
zǒng偬
，
xíng形
shì势
biàn变
huà化
jí极
kuài快
。
The war situation is urgent, and the circumstances change extremely fast.
adjective
destitute; impoverished; in dire straits
literaryDescribes a state of poverty or hardship. This sense is less common in modern usage compared to the 'hurried' sense.
Jiā家
dào道
zhōng中
luò落
，
shēng生
huó活
yī一
dù度
kǒng倥
zǒng偬
。
The family fortunes declined, and life was once destitute.
Tā他
zǎo早
nián年
kǒng倥
zǒng偬
，
hòu后
lái来
cái才
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
fù富
zú足
。
He was impoverished in his early years and only gradually became well-off later.