屈居 (qū jū) — to be forced to accept an inferior place or position (in a ranking, competition, etc.)
Definition
屈居 means 'to be forced to settle for a lower place' in a ranking — usually through circumstance, not choice. Pairs with a place/position (第二, 第三), unlike 居 alone.
verb
to be forced to accept an inferior place or position (in a ranking, competition, etc.)
Examples
- 屈居，。Zhè cì bǐ sài tā men qū jū dì èr, méi néng duó guàn.In this competition they had to settle for second place and couldn't win the championship.
- 屈居，。Tā suī rán qū jū rén hòu, dàn shǐ zhōng méi yǒu fàng qì nǔ lì.Although he was forced into a lower position behind others, he never gave up his efforts.
- ，屈居。Yóu yú shāng bìng yǐng xiǎng, zhè míng xuǎn shǒu qū jū xiǎo zǔ dì sān.Due to the impact of injury, this athlete ended up in third place in the group.
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