窘迫 (jiǒngpò) — embarrassed; hard-pressed

Characters in this word

Strokes: 12
Radical: 穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of: 穴 cave, den, hole 君 sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 8
Radical: 辶 — to walk
Made of: 辶 to walk 白 white
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

面对记者连续追问，他的处境显得十分窘迫，只能反复强调调查仍在进行。 Miànduì jìzhě liánxù zhuīwèn, tā de chǔjìng xiǎnde shífēn jiǒngpò, zhǐ néng fǎnfù qiángdiào diàochá réng zài jìnxíng. Facing repeated questions from reporters, his position looked extremely awkward, and he could only keep stressing that the investigation was still under way.
那几年家里生活窘迫，连学费都很难凑齐。 Nà jǐ nián jiālǐ shēnghuó jiǒngpò, lián xuéfèi dōu hěn nán còuqí. In those years the family was hard-pressed, and even the school fees were difficult to scrape together.
他忘了带钱包，在收银台前显得很窘迫。 Tā wàng le dài qiánbāo, zài shōuyíntái qián xiǎnde hěn jiǒngpò. He forgot his wallet and looked very embarrassed at the checkout.