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交困
jiāo​kùn

to be beset by multiple difficulties

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 内外交困 nèi​wài​jiāo​kùn beset with troubles
    beset with difficulties both at home and abroad; struggling with internal and external problems simultaneously
  • 上下交困 shàng​xià​jiāo​kùn to be in a double bind
    (set phrase) both superiors and subordinates are in a difficult situation; to be beset with difficulties from both above and below