受困 meaning in English

shòukùn

trapped; stranded

15 strokes

Meaning of 受困

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shòukùn
  1. trapped
  2. stranded

受困 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

许xǔ多duō劳láo动dòng者zhě受shòu困kùn在zài煤méi矿kuàng场chǎng中zhōng。
Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

受 shòu · to receive · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

困 kùn · to trap · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 受困.

接受jiēshòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
受到shòudàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punishe
难受nánshòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain
受伤shòushāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)
感受gǎnshòuto sense; perception
困难kùnnandifficult; challenging
受不了shòubuliǎounbearable; unable to endure
承受chéngshòuto bear; to support
享受xiǎngshòuto enjoy; to live it up
忍受rěnshòuto bear; to endure
困扰kùnrǎoto perplex; to disturb
受灾shòuzāidisaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity

Questions about 受困

What does 受困 mean?

受困 (shòukùn) means "trapped; stranded".

How do you write 受困?

受困 is made of 2 characters: 受 (8 strokes), 困 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.