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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

窘迫 [jiǒngpò]
  1. 1. adjective [穷困] very poor
  2. 2. adjective [为难] embarrassed

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

窘迫 [jiǒngpò]
  1. 1. poverty-stricken; very poor
    生活窘迫
    live in poverty
  2. 2. hard pressed; embarrassed; in a predicament
    处境窘迫
    find oneself in a predicament

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

窘迫 [jiǒngpò]
  1. 1. 十分为难
    处境窘迫
  2. 2. 非常穷困
    生活窘迫

Examples

处境窘迫
find oneself in a predicament
生活窘迫的他拿新衣服换了些红票。
He was so poor that he had to exchange the new clothes for money.
由于生活窘迫,她一直以卖春为生。
She has been living from selling sex due to poverty.
生活窘迫
那时生活窘迫,经常靠当当度日。
生活窘迫
生活贫乏窘迫

Collocations

生计窘迫
to live in poverty
处境窘迫
a place in poverty
感到窘迫
to feel poverty
极为窘迫
extreme poverty
窘迫的日子
a poor day

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