HSK C7-9
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/ jǐong /
Strokes

Definition

distressed/embarrassed

Example

As a Verb

be cornered; be in difficulty

1
Jǐong
hán
饥寒

be cornered by hunger and cold

As an Adjective

impoverished; in reduced/straitened circumstances; hard up

2
jiā
他家
jiājìng
家境
hěn
jǐong
  

His family lives in straitened circumstances.

3
zi
日子
guò
de
hěn
jǐong

live a very hard life

As an Adjective

embarrassed; awkward

4
Gǎndào
感到
yǒuxiē
有些
jǐong

feel a slight embarrassment

5
Jǐongde
窘得
liǎnhóng
脸红
le

be flushed with embarrassment

As a Verb

embarrass; disconcert

6
故意
jǐong
  

He embarrassed me on purpose.

7
yào
不要
jǐong
le
  

Don't embarrass him.