Chinese symbol for “trapped”
受困
shòu kùn
trapped; stranded
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trapped is 受困 (shòu kùn), defined as: trapped; stranded.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “trapped”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 进退两难 (進退兩難) | jìn tuì liǎng nán | no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped |
| 进退维谷 (進退維谷) | jìn tuì wéi gǔ | no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped |
| 羊触藩篱 (羊觸藩籬) | yáng chù fān lí | lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma |
| 羝羊触藩 (羝羊觸藩) | dī yáng chù fān | lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; without any way out of a dilemma |
| 进退为难 (進退為難) | jìn tuì wéi nán | no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 受困.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy; to live it up |
| 受伤 (受傷) | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 受害者 | shòu hài zhě | casualty; victim |
| 困难 (困難) | kùn nan | difficult; challenging |
| 贫困 (貧困) | pín kùn | impoverished; poverty |
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