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被困 meaning in English

bèikùn

to be trapped; to be stranded

17 strokes

Meaning of 被困

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bèikùn
  1. to be trapped; to be stranded

被困 in example sentences

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

他tā被bèi困kùn在zài教jiào室shì里lǐ了le。
He is trapped in the classroom.
有yǒu人rén被bèi困kùn在zài车chē里lǐ。
There's someone trapped in the car.
因yīn为wèi暴bào风fēng雪xuě，汤tāng姆mǔ和hé玛mǎ丽lì被bèi困kùn在zài波bō士shì顿dùn了le。
Because of the snow storm, Tom and Mary were stuck in Boston.
你nǐ有yǒu没méi有yǒu被bèi困kùn在zài电diàn梯tī里lǐ过guò？
Have you ever been stuck in a lift?
共gòng有yǒu三sān人rén被bèi困kùn洞dòng中zhōng。
There are three men trapped in the cave.

Stroke order for each character

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被 bèi · quilt · 10 strokes

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困 kùn · to trap · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 被困.

困难kùnnandifficult; challenging
被子bèiziblanket; quilt
被迫bèipòto be compelled; to be forced
困扰kùnrǎoto perplex; to disturb
被动bèidòngpassive
被告bèigào(law) the defendant; the accused
贫困pínkùnimpoverished; poverty
被捕bèibǔto be arrested; under arrest
困惑kùnhuòbewildered; perplexed
困境kùnjìngpredicament; plight
被害人bèihàirénvictim
被控bèikòngto be charged; to be accused (of an offense)

Questions about 被困

What does 被困 mean?

被困 (bèikùn) means "to be trapped; to be stranded".

How do you write 被困?

被困 is made of 2 characters: 被 (10 strokes), 困 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.