困窮
kùn​qióng

impoverished

  • created sense approved 困穷/困窮 · kùn​qióng · impoverished — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    困穷 / 困窮

    kùn​qióng

    impoverished

    impoverished; poor and in difficulty

    困 (literal) → 困 · kùn · distressed 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · poor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 困穷/困窮 · kùn​qióng · in a tight spot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    困穷 / 困窮

    kùn​qióng

    in a tight spot

    to be in a difficult or dangerous situation; distressed

    困 (literal) → 困 · kùn · to be stranded 穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · hard-pressed

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense