窘迫 (jiǒng pò) — poverty-stricken, financially hard-pressed; embarrassed, in an awkward predicament
Definition
Two distinct senses: 'financially hard-pressed' and 'embarrassed / in an awkward predicament.' For the embarrassment sense, it is a more formal written word than 尴尬 or 害羞, and often describes a situation (处境窘迫) rather than a person's shy feeling.
adjective
poverty-strickenfinancially hard-pressedembarrassedin an awkward predicament
Examples
- 窘迫，。Nà jǐ nián tā shēng huó hěn jiǒng pò, lián chī fàn dōu chéng wèn tí.In those years, his life was very hard up — even eating was a problem.
- ，窘迫。Bèi dāng zhòng jiē chuān hòu, tā gǎn dào shí fēn jiǒng pò.After being exposed publicly, he felt extremely embarrassed.
- ，窘迫。Miàn lín zhè yàng de xuǎn zé, chǔ jìng què shí jiǒng pò.Faced with such a choice, the situation is indeed awkward.
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