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HSK
difficult / challenging / straitened circumstances / difficult situation
HSK 3
predicament; plight
HSK 7-9
to perplex / to disturb / to cause complications
HSK 5
deprivation / distressed / miserable
embarrassment
a cornered beast will still fight (idiom) / to fight like an animal at bay
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
(coll.) to get sleepy
to be trapped; to be stranded
to be faced with problems
to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
bewildered / perplexed / confused / difficult problem / perplexity
HSK 7-9
to besiege
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *困* | 困* | *困
to trap / to surround / hard-pressed / stranded / destitute
HSK 3
ethical dilemma
dilemma / predicament / difficult situation
poverty rate
tired / weary
to help the poor / almsgiving for the needy / to assist poor households or poor regions
dyslexia
riders tired and horses weary (idiom) / worn out / exhausted / spent / fatigued
to help those in distress (idiom)
impoverished / poverty
HSK 6
to help those in distress (idiom)
not a slave to the bottle / able to enjoy alcohol in moderation / able to hold one's drink
disaster relief
economic difficulty
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *睏* | 睏* | *睏
sleepy / tired
HSK 3
(dialect) to sleep
(literary) tired / fatigued / (economics) weak / sluggish
to stand a siege / trapped in a besieged city
the problem is...
trapped / stranded
beset with difficulties
to feel perplexed
to provide financial relief / to bail out (financially) / financial relief / bailout
spring fatigue / spring fever
grave situation
in deep water / difficult situation
to get sleepy
(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
sleepiness; drowsiness
fatigued / exhausted / poverty-stricken / in straitened circumstances
destitute / wretched poverty
dysphagia (medicine)
dysphagia (medicine)
poor region / impoverished area


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