窘迫 (jiǒng pò) — poverty-stricken, financially hard-pressed; embarrassed, in an awkward predicament

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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