狼 láng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 良 good, virtuous, respectable
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
狼狈
lángbèi
in a sorry state; embarrassed; awkward
Characters in this word
狈 bèi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 突如其来的审计让管理层十分狼狈，许多账目漏洞当场暴露。 Tūrúqílái de shěnjì ràng guǎnlǐcéng shífēn lángbèi, xǔduō zhàngmù lòudòng dāngchǎng bàolù. The sudden audit left the management in an embarrassed state, with many accounting loopholes exposed on the spot.
- 突然下起大雨，他被淋得很狼狈。 Tūrán xià qǐ dà yǔ, tā bèi lín de hěn lángbèi. It suddenly poured, and he got drenched and looked a mess.
- 他摔了一跤，狼狈地爬了起来。 Tā shuāi le yì jiāo, lángbèi de pá le qǐlai. He fell over and scrambled up in embarrassment.
Related words
- 狼 láng wolf
- 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn to wolf down food; to gobble
- 惊动 jīngdòng to alarm; to disturb; to alert
- 忙乱 mángluàn flustered; in a hurried mess
- 情不自禁 qíngbúzìjīn unable to restrain one's feelings; involuntarily
- 目瞪口呆 mùdèngkǒudāi dumbfounded; stunned speechless
- 轻蔑 qīngmiè to scorn; contemptuous; disdainful
- 愣 lèng to be stunned; blank; dazed
- 情结 qíngjié complex; fixation; emotional knot
- 茫然 mángrán at a loss; blankly
- 煎熬 jiān'áo torment; suffering; to suffer torment
- 拘束 jūshù to constrain; constrained; reserved