局促 (jú cù) — cramped, narrow (of space); short, limited (of time); constrained, ill at ease (of manner or feeling)
Definition
Literary adjective used for three situations: a small/tight space, very limited time, or feeling ill at ease. In the 'ill at ease' sense it commonly pairs with 不安 (局促不安).
adjective
crampednarrow (of space)shortlimited (of time)constrainedill at ease (of manner or feeling)
Examples
- ，局促。Zhè ge fáng jiān tài xiǎo le, zhù sān gè rén hěn jú cù.This room is too small; three people living here is very cramped.
- 局促，。Shí jiān tài jú cù le, wǒ men zhǐ néng dài yí gè xiǎo shí.Time is too short; we can only stay for one hour.
- ，。Dì yī cì jiàn miàn, tā xiǎn de hěn jú cù bù ān.Meeting for the first time, he seemed very ill at ease.
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