窘 (jiǒng): embarrassed
窘 (jiǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “embarrassed.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 穴 (semantic) and 君 (phonetic). It ranks #2734 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 窘 cave. Its radical form 穴 (cave) appears in many related characters such as 穿 (chuān, to wear, 穿透), 空 (kōng, empty, sky), 突 (tū, sudden).
Definitions
- embarrassed
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窘境noun | jiǒng jìng | awkward situation |
| 窘迫adjective | jiǒng pò | poverty-stricken |
| 困窘adjective | kùn jiǒng | embarrassment |
| 受窘verb | shòu jiǒng | embarrassed |
| 窘况noun | jiǒng kuàng | predicament |
| 发窘 | fā jiǒng | to feel embarrassment |
| 窘匮 | jiǒng kuì | destitute |
窘 appears in 7 compound words: 57 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 窘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他被问得哑口无言,感到很窘迫。
Tā bèi wèn de yǎkǒu wú yán, gǎndào hěn jiǒngpò.
He was speechless when questioned and felt very embarrassed.
惠英红的人生开始于一个窘蹙的童年。
huì yīng hóng de rén shēng kāi shǐ yú yī gè jiǒng 蹙 de tóng nián .
Annie Hui's life began with a difficult childhood.
大家都在用同一套图纸建房子,市场不可避免地陷入了越造越像的窘境。
dà jiā dōu zài yòng tóng yī tào tú zhǐ jiàn fáng zǐ , shì chǎng bù kě bì miǎn dì xiàn rù le yuè zào yuè xiàng de jiǒng jìng .
Since everyone is using the same set of blueprints to build houses, the market has inevitably fallen into a predicament where new buildings look more and more alike.
相比起这样的窘境,我最近2年的旅游出行都比较惬意。
xiāng bǐ qǐ zhè yàng de jiǒng jìng , wǒ zuì jìn 2 nián de lǚ yóu chū háng dōu bǐ jiào qiè yì .
Compared to that predicament, my travels over the past two years have been quite pleasant.
体验上的窘迫在市场数据上也有所体现。
tǐ yàn shàng de jiǒng pò zài shì chǎng shǔ jù shàng yě yǒu suǒ tǐ xiàn .
The challenges in the user experience are also reflected in the market data.
...5元现金股利除息 股价跌破90元惨陷贴息窘境
. . . 5 yuán xiàn jīn gǔ lì chú xī gǔ jià diē pò 9 0 yuán cǎn xiàn tiē xī jiǒng jìng
...After a 5-yuan cash dividend went ex-dividend, the stock price fell below 90 yuan, plunging the company into a dire situation where it is trading at a discount to its dividend yield.
我窘得想找个洞钻进去。
Wǒ jiǒng de xiǎng zhǎo gè dòng zuānjìn qù.
I'm so embarrassed I could dig a hole and crawl into it.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 穴 (cave) component
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