窘

The character "窘" has 12 strokes. "窘" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "窘" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "窘" are "jiǒng" . View the stroke order of "窘">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "窘"

v.: be cornered; be in difficulty; embarrass; disconcert

adj.: impoverished; in reduced/straitened circumstances; hard up; embarrassed; awkward

• embarrass : v.使尴尬；使窘；陷入经济困境；拮据；妨碍；使困难重重；使复杂化
• disconcert : v.使惊慌失措；使不安
• impoverished : adj.赤贫的；穷困的；用尽了的
• hard up : 没钱；手头紧
• embarrassed : adj.尴尬的；窘的；拮据的；陷入经济困境的
• awkward : adj.困难的；棘手的；尴尬的；笨拙的；不雅的；不适的；不讲理的；不合作的；反常的

Form words with "窘"

感到有些窘 feel a slight embarrassment

日子过得很窘 live a very hard life

Example phrases using "窘"

• 他家家境很窘。

  His family lives in straitened circumstances.

• 他故意窘我。

  He embarrassed me on purpose.

• 他的神经支持不住：一时感到窘极了。

  His nerves play him false: he is completely out of countenance in a moment.

• 鸿渐又羞又窘, 敷衍一句,急忙跳走.

  He was at once chagrined and embarrassed ; he said something lamely and beat a hasty retreat.

• 接气性，是无想象力窘蹙者最后的借口。

  Donsistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

• 他一度生活很窘。

  He was rather hard up for a time.

• 这是没有想到的一着！塞笛厄斯·舒尔托瞪着他，似乎很窘。

  This was an unexpected obstacle. Thaddeus Sholto looked about him in a perplexed and helpless manner.