处境 (chǔ jìng) — situation (especially one that is difficult or unfavorable)
Definition
处境 (chǔjìng) means 'situation' with a focus on the difficult or unfavorable conditions a person is in — more loaded than 境遇, which is neutral 'circumstances', and broader than 困境 ('predicament'), which is always adverse.
noun
situation (especially one that is difficult or unfavorable)
Examples
- 处境，。Tā xiàn zài chǔ jìng fēi cháng jiān nán, xū yào dà jiā de bāng zhù.He is in a very difficult situation now and needs everyone's help.
- 处境，。Miàn duì zhè zhǒng chǔ jìng, wǒ men zhǐ néng lěng jìng yìng duì.Facing this kind of situation, we can only respond calmly.
- 处境。Tā de chǔ jìng ràng wǒ gǎn dào shí fēn tóng qíng.His situation makes me feel very sympathetic.
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