境 jìng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
境地
jìngdì
situation; plight; circumstances
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Example phrases
- 如果财政继续恶化，地方医院可能会陷入无力维持基本服务的境地。 Rúguǒ cáizhèng jìxù èhuà, dìfāng yīyuàn kěnéng huì xiànrù wúlì wéichí jīběn fúwù de jìngdì. If the finances continue to deteriorate, local hospitals may fall into a situation where they cannot maintain basic services.
- 失业以后，他陷入了十分艰难的境地。 Shīyè yǐhòu, tā xiànrù le shífēn jiānnán de jìngdì. After losing his job, he fell into a very difficult situation.
- 没有人愿意把自己放到这种尴尬的境地。 Méiyǒu rén yuànyì bǎ zìjǐ fàng dào zhè zhǒng gāngà de jìngdì. Nobody wants to put themselves in such an awkward position.
Related words
- 环境 huánjìng environment; surroundings
- 边境 biānjìng border area
- 出境 chūjìng to leave the country
- 入境 rùjìng to enter a country
- 处境 chǔjìng predicament; situation
- 过境 guòjìng to transit; to pass through a border
- 家境 jiājìng family financial situation; family background
- 境界 jìngjiè realm; state; level of attainment
- 境内 jìngnèi within the borders; within the territory
- 境外 jìngwài outside the territory; overseas
- 境遇 jìngyù circumstances; situation; plight
- 困境 kùnjìng predicament; difficult situation