hard-pressed in Chinese

困睏

HSK 3.0 · Level 3

kùn

to trap
to surround
hard-pressed
stranded
destitute
sleepy
tired

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Example sentences

dìèr 第二 tiān 天 zǎoshang 早上， wǒmen 我们 dōu 都 juéde 觉得 hěn 很 kùn 困。

We were very sleepy the next morning.
yǒurén 有人 bèi 被 kùn 困 zài 在 chē 车 lǐ 里。

There's someone trapped in the car.

Other words for hard-pressed

窘迫 jiǒngpò HSK 7–9

poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed; in a predicament; embarrassed
吃紧（吃緊） chījǐn

in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important

3 entries in ChineseDict list "hard-pressed" as a meaning.