狼狈
láng​bèi HSK7

in an awkward situation

狼狈 狼狽 láng​bèi
in an awkward situation
describes being in a difficult or embarrassing situation; helpless; in a sorry state or mess
complicit
describes people working together for a bad or illegal purpose; often used in the phrase 狼狈为奸 láng​bèi​wéi​jiān
scoundrel
(derogatory) a low person; scum; scoundrel

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.37 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
4.63 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)