绝境 (jué jìng) — hopeless situation; impasse; inaccessible or isolated place
Definition
Literary word combining 绝 ('cut off') + 境 ('place/situation'), so it covers both senses: a hopeless predicament (濒临绝境) and a remote, isolated place reached only with great difficulty.
noun
hopeless situationimpasseinaccessible or isolated place
Examples
- ，绝境。Gōng sī jīng yíng bú shàn, bīn lín jué jìng.The company is poorly managed and on the verge of a hopeless situation.
- 绝境。Tàn xiǎn duì bèi kùn zài shēn shān lǐ de jué jìng.The exploration team was trapped in an inaccessible place deep in the mountains.
- 绝境，。Miàn lín jué jìng shí, tā yī rán bǎo chí lěng jìng.When facing a hopeless situation, he still remained calm.
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