窘迫
jiǒng pò
Pinyin

Definition

窘迫
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jiǒng pò
  1. poverty-stricken
  2. very poor
  3. hard-pressed
  4. in a predicament
  5. embarrassed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

迫
pò
  1. 1 variant: 迫 pò
  2. 2 to persecute
  3. 3 to oppress
  4. 4 embarrassed
强迫
qiǎng pò
  1. 1 to compel
  2. 2 to force
强迫症
qiǎng pò zhèng
  1. 1 obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
迫不及待
pò bù jí dài
  1. 1 impatient (idiom); in a hurry
  2. 2 itching to get on with it
迫切
pò qiè
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 pressing

Idioms (6)

紧迫盯人
jǐn pò dīng rén
  1. 1 to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
贫病交迫
pín bìng jiāo pò
  1. 1 beset by poverty and illness (idiom)
迫不及待
pò bù jí dài
  1. 1 impatient (idiom); in a hurry
  2. 2 itching to get on with it
迫不得已
pò bù dé yǐ
  1. 1 to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
  2. 2 forced into sth
迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié
  1. 1 pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent

Sample Sentences

精明的上海人，是能够把他们的俗气和窘迫深藏在雅致背后的。
jīngmíng de Shànghǎirén ，shì nénggòu bǎ tāmen de súqì hé jiǒngpò shēncáng zài yǎzhì bèihòu de 。
Clever Shanghainese people are able to to hide their crudeness and poverty behind their elegance and taste.
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