局促
jú cù
Pinyin

Definition

局促
 - 
jú cù
  1. narrow (surrounding)
  2. short (of time)
局促 (侷促)
 - 
jú cù
  1. cramped
  2. ill at ease

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

局
jú
  1. 1 narrow
促
cù
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 hurried
  3. 3 to urge
  4. 4 to promote
  5. 5 to urge haste
  6. 6 close
  7. 7 intimate
促进
cù jìn
  1. 1 to promote (an idea or cause)
  2. 2 to advance
  3. 3 boost
促销
cù xiāo
  1. 1 to promote sales
结局
jié jú
  1. 1 conclusion
  2. 2 ending

Idioms (4)

促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
局促一隅
jú cù yī yú
  1. 1 to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
当局者迷，旁观者清
dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng
  1. 1 The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.
顾全大局
gù quán dà jú
  1. 1 to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)
  2. 2 to work for the benefits of all

Sample Sentences

综合来看，救灾低效、博物馆建筑年久失修、馆内存有易燃化学物品但缺乏消防系统，以及巴西国博的经费局促等因素对这场火灾产生了尤为重大的影响。
zōnghé láikàn ，jiùzāi dīxiào 、bówùguǎn jiànzhù niánjiǔshīxiū 、guǎn nèi cúnyǒu yìrán huàxué wùpǐn dàn quēfá xiāofáng xìtǒng ，yǐjí Bāxī guóbó de jīngfèi júcù děng yīnsù duì zhè chǎng huǒzāi chǎnshēng le yóuwéi zhòngdà de yǐngxiǎng 。
On the whole, the disaster relief was inefficient. The museum building was in disrepair due to financial problems. There were flammable chemicals inside but the museum lacked a proper fire protection system.
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