狼狈 meaning in English
in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure
Meaning of 狼狈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lángbèi
- in a difficult situation
- to cut a sorry figure
- scoundrel! (derog.)
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狼 láng · wolf · 10 strokes
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狈 bèi · a legendary wolf · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 狼狈.
| 狼人 | lángrén | werewolf |
| 色狼 | sèláng | lecher; pervert; wolf |
| 黄鼠狼 | huángshǔláng | see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2 you4] |
| 土狼 | tǔláng | aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena |
| 声名狼藉 | shēngmínglángjí | to have a bad reputation |
| 大灰狼 | dàhuīláng | big bad wolf |
| 狼吞虎咽 | lángtūnhǔyàn | to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself |
| 豺狼 | cháiláng | jackal and wolf; ravenous wolf |
Questions about 狼狈
What does 狼狈 mean?
狼狈 (lángbèi) means "in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 狼狈?
狼狈 is made of 2 characters: 狼 (10 strokes), 狈 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 狼狈 an HSK word?
Yes. 狼狈 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 狼狈 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 狼狈 is written 狼狽.