困
kùn
Pinyin

Definition

困
 - 
kùn
  1. to trap
  2. to surround
  3. hard-pressed
  4. stranded
  5. destitute
困 (睏)
 - 
kùn
  1. sleepy
  2. tired

Character Decomposition

Compounds (6)

捆
kǔn
  1. 1 a bunch
  2. 2 to tie together
  3. 3 bundle
捆
kǔn
  1. 1 variant: 捆 kǔn
阃
kǔn
  1. 1 threshold
  2. 2 inner appartments
  3. 3 woman
  4. 4 wife (honorific)
悃
kǔn
  1. 1 sincere
困
kùn
  1. 1 sleepy
  2. 2 tired

Related Words (20)

困
kùn
  1. 1 to trap
  2. 2 to surround
  3. 3 hard-pressed
  4. 4 stranded
  5. 5 destitute
困境
kùn jìng
  1. 1 predicament
  2. 2 plight
困惑
kùn huò
  1. 1 bewildered
  2. 2 perplexed
  3. 3 confused
  4. 4 difficult problem
  5. 5 perplexity
困扰
kùn rǎo
  1. 1 to perplex
  2. 2 to disturb
  3. 3 to cause complications
困难
kùn nan
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 challenging
  3. 3 straitened circumstances
  4. 4 difficult situation

Idioms (6)

人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
  1. 1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
  2. 2 worn out
  3. 3 exhausted
  4. 4 spent
  5. 5 fatigued
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
  1. 1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
  2. 2 to fight like an animal at bay
扶危济困
fú wēi jì kùn
  1. 1 to help those in distress (idiom)
济危扶困
jì wēi fú kùn
  1. 1 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

一些很困难的事，你经过了，你就记得了，你就会长智慧。
yīxiē hěn kùnnan de shì ，nǐ jīngguò le ，nǐ jiù jìde le ，nǐ jiù huì cháng zhìhuì 。
After you overcome obstacles, you would remember the experience and grow in wisdom.
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最近我才发现，困扰我许久的问题，都可以在古文中找到答案呢，让我豁然开朗。
zuìjìn wǒ cái fāxiàn ，kūnrǎo wǒ xǔjiǔ de wèntí ，dōu kěyǐ zài gǔwén zhōng zhǎodào dá àn ne ，ràng wǒ huòránkāilǎng 。
Recently I discovered that I can find answers to things that have been troubling me for a while in ancient texts, which makes everything suddenly become clear.
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谢谢你！就像你说的，人难免都会遇到麻烦啦，困扰啦、委屈什么的，所以找人诉苦，也是特别正常的事。
xièxie nǐ ！jiù xiàng nǐshuōde ，rén nánmiǎn dōuhuì yùdào máfan la ，kūnrǎo la 、wěiqū shénme de ，suǒyǐ zhǎo rén sùkǔ ，yě shì tèbié zhèngcháng de shì 。
Thank you! Just like you said, everyone comes up against difficulties, trouble or feels wronged from time to time, finding someone to offload on is also really normal.
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可是我觉得O-bike这种共享经济很好啊！完全解决我出地铁站之后，到公司最后这一段路，没有公交车又拦不到出租车的困境。
kěshì wǒ juéde O-bike zhèzhǒng gòngxiǎng jīngjì hěn hǎo ā ！wánquán jiějué wǒ chū dìtiě zhàn zhīhòu ，dào gōngsī zuìhòu zhè yī duàn lù ，méiyǒu gōngjiāochē yòu lán bùdào chūzūchē de kùnjìng 。
But I think sharing economy initiatives like O-bike are great! It's completely resolved the problem I have when I come out of the subway station and there's still a distance to the company without any buses and being unable to catch a taxi.
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老师，您的专业是词汇学，您也一直强调词汇的重要性，可是我很困惑，根据我自己的学习经验，明明积累了一大堆的单词，语言能力也并没有因此显著提高，很多期刊文章仍然看不懂。
lǎoshī ，nín de zhuānyè shì cíhuìxué ，nín yě yīzhí qiángdiào cíhuì de zhòngyàoxìng ，kěshì wǒ hěn kùnhuò ，gēnjù wǒ zìjǐ de xuéxí jīngyàn ，míngmíng jīlěi le yīdàduī de dāncí ，yǔyán nénglì yě bìng méiyǒu yīncǐ xiǎnzhù tígāo ，hěn duō qīkān wénzhāng réngrán kànbudǒng 。
Sir, your specialism is lexicology, and you always underline the importance of lexicon, but I'm confused. According to my own learning experience, I've accumulated a large vocabulary, but my language ability has not improved noticeably as a result. There are still a lot of journal articles that I can't understand.
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你的困惑也是大部分学习者的困惑，这么说吧，在学习一门语言之前，真正理解词汇在语言当中的地位是很重要的，它甚至可以完全改变你对语言学习的理解和看法。
nǐ de kùnhuò yě shì dàbùfēn xuéxízhě de kùnhuò ，zhèmeshuō ba ，zài xuéxí yī mén yǔyán zhīqián ，zhēnzhèng lǐjiě cíhuì zài yǔyán dāngzhōng de dìwèi shì hěn zhòngyào de ，tā shènzhì kěyǐ wánquán gǎibiàn nǐ duì yǔyán xuéxí de lǐjiě hé kànfǎ 。
Your confusion is a confusion for a majority of students too. Put it this way. Before learning a language, really understanding the role of words in language is very important. It can even completely change your understanding and view of language.
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我的中文水平高于多数人，而且我自己有丰富成功的留学经验，对于你们的客户来说，我说的话会很有说服力，此外，我在大学的留学生办公室当过志愿者，很了解留学生到了当地可能遇到的困难和留学顾问公司服务上的强项和弱项。
wǒ de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng gāoyú duōshù rén ，érqiě wǒ zìjǐ yǒu fēngfù chénggōng de liúxué jīngyàn ，duìyú nǐmen de kèhù láishuō ，wǒ shuō dehuà huì hěn yǒu shuōfú lì ，cǐwài ，wǒ zài dàxué de liúxuéshēng bàngōngshì dāng guò zhìyuànzhě ，hěn liǎojiě liúxuéshēng dào le dāngdì kěnéng yùdào de kùnnan hé liúxué gùwèn gōngsī fúwù shàng de qiángxiàng hé ruòxiàng 。
My Chinese is better than most people and I have a lot of successful experience as an exchange student. So for your clients, I can be quite persuasive. Apart from this, I've served as a volunteer for the exchange student office at my university. I really understand the kind of difficulties that exchange students might meet in the local area, and the strengths and weaknesses of the services of exchange student consulting companies.
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我并不赞同贫困一定会导致夫妻关系破裂，不过如果双方原本的家庭、经济条件相差太多，两人的价值观就可能有很大的差别。
wǒ bìngbù zàntóng pínkùn yīdìng huì dǎozhì fūqī guānxi pòliè ，bùguò rúguǒ shuāngfāng yuánběn de jiātíng 、jīngjì tiáojiàn xiāngchà tài duō ，liǎng rén de jiàzhíguān jiù kěnéng yǒu hěndà de chābié 。
I don't support the idea that poverty will drive couples to break up, however if there is too much of a discrepancy between their family and economic background, there will a big difference in their values.
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由于负责任及细心的个性，不仅让我顺利克服求学时遇到的困难，也展现在工作成效上。过去的工作经验包括留英时期的助教工作，我也曾在一家英文报社从事记者工作。
yóuyú fùzérèn jí xìxīn de gèxìng ，bùjǐn ràng wǒ shùnlì kèfú qiúxué shí yùdào de kùnnan ，yě zhǎnxiàn zài gōngzuò chéngxiào shàng 。guòqù de gōngzuò jīngyàn bāokuò liúyīng shíqī de zhùjiāo gōngzuò ，wǒ yě céng zài yī jiā Yīngwén bàoshè cóngshì jìzhě gōngzuò 。
My responsible and meticulous nature allowed me to overcome difficulties I encountered in my studies, as well as making me more effective in my work. I have previous work experience including as a TA while I was studying abroad in the UK and I also worked as a journalist for an English-language paper.
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你将会面临困难的时刻，再加上你认为不公平的批评，肯定更加艰难。
nǐ jiāng huì miànlín kùnnan de shíkè ，zài jiāshàng nǐ rènwéi bù gōngpíng de pīpíng ，kěndìng gèngjiā jiānnán 。
There will be very tough times, made even more difficult by criticism you may not think is fair.
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