kùn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Intransitive verb

Definition

  1. to trap
  2. to surround
  3. hard-pressed
  4. stranded
  5. destitute

Stroke order

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Example

颱風來了,他們被困在山上。

The typhoon came, and they were trapped on the mountain.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).