Definition

Examples

• 他最近经济窘困，连房租都付不起。
  Tā zuìjìn jīngjì jiǒng kùn, lián fángzū dōu fù bù qǐ.
  He's been hard-pressed financially lately; he can't even afford the rent.
• 那个家庭非常窘困，孩子们连饭都吃不饱。
  Nà ge jiātíng fēicháng jiǒng kùn, háizimen lián fàn dōu chī bù bǎo.
  That family is very poor; the children can't even get enough to eat.
• 他面临窘困的境地，却依然保持乐观。
  Tā miànlín jiǒng kùn de jìngdì, què yīrán bǎochí lèguān.
  He faces a hard-pressed situation, yet remains optimistic.