be confined; be besieged
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be confined to a place with no way out; to be besieged
formalOften used in military or formal contexts to describe being trapped in a city or position. Frequently appears in the phrases 坐困孤城 (trapped in an isolated city) and 坐困愁城 (trapped in a city of sorrow/worries).
Jūn军
duì队
zuò坐
kùn困
gū孤
chéng城
，
liáng粮
cǎo草
duàn断
jué绝
。
The army was trapped in the isolated city, cut off from supplies.
Dí敌
jūn军
zuò坐
kùn困
chóu愁
chéng城
，
shì士
qì气
dī低
luò落
。
The enemy forces were trapped in a city of sorrow, with low morale.
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Ruò若
zuò坐
kùn困
cǐ此
dì地
，
rì日
jiǔ久
bì必
shēng生
biàn变
gù故
。
If we remain trapped here, trouble will surely arise as time passes.