困 (kwan3) — poverty-stricken; difficult; hard in Cantonese
kwan˗₃困Mandarin Pinyin: kun4
Meaning of 困
nounpoverty-stricken; difficult; hard
nounstranded; hard-pressed; afflicted
nounsurround; besiege; encircle; trap
nounsleepy; tired out; exhausted
Example Sentences with 困
siuˉ¹消fongˎ₄防jyunˎ₄員gau˗₃救ceotˉ¹出beiˍ₆被kwan˗₃困dinˍ₆電taiˉ¹梯noiˍ₆內ge˗₃嘅saamˉ¹三janˎ₄人。
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
janˎ₄人sangˉ¹生zeoi˗₃最kwan˗₃困jiuˊ²擾ziˉ¹之siˍ₆事mokˍ₆莫gwo˗₃過jyuˉ¹於song˗₃喪satˉ¹失liuˏ₅了janˎ₄人sangˉ¹生mukˍ₆目biuˉ¹標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.
neˉ¹呢ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事taiˊ²睇heiˊ²起laiˎ₄嚟houˊ²好kwan˗₃困naan4,難﹐daanˍ₆但haiˏ₅係zouˍ₆做lokˍ₆落heoi˗₃去houˊ²好jungˎ₄容jiˍ₆易。
This task seems quite difficult, but doing it is really easy.
sanˉ¹身cyuˏ₅處kwan˗₃困gingˊ²境
In a predicament.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好doˉ¹多janˎ₄人jauˏ₅有syunˊ²選zaakˍ₆擇kwan˗₃困naanˎ₄難zing˗₃症hauˍ₆候kwan4.群。
Many people here have choice paralysis.
Words Containing 困
困難在於kwan3 naan4 zoi6 jyu1
the problem is...
面臨困難min6 lam4 kwan3 naan4
to be faced with problems
被困bei6 kwan3
to be trapped or surrounded
月經困難症jyut6 ging1 kwan3 naan4 zing3
dysmenorrhea [Syn.] 經痛
困窘kwan3 kwan3
embarrassment
困局kwan3 guk6
dead end; predicament; plight; dilemma
擺脫貧困baai2 tyut3 pan4 kwan3
shake off poverty; lift oneself from poverty
呼吸困難fu1 kap1 kwan3 naan4
Hard to breathe
困境kwan3 ging2
in difficulty
受困sau6 kwan3
be trapped, stranded
困惑kwan3 waak6
confused; puzzled
困倦kwan3 gyun6
sleepy
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