狼狈

狼狽
láng bèi
HSK 6
in a difficult situation
adjective

Example Sentences

他在考试中表现得非常狼狈。
tāzài kǎoshì zhōng biǎoxiàn dé fēicháng lángbèi 。
He performed very poorly in the exam.
在暴风雨中，他们狼狈地奔跑着。
zài bàofēng yǔzhōng ， tāmen lángbèi dì bēnpǎo zháo 。
In the storm, they ran in a sorry state.
他的狼狈模样让大家都忍不住笑。
tāde lángbèi múyàng ràng dàjiā dū rěnbùzhù xiào 。
His sorry figure made everyone unable to hold back their laughter.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

窘迫jiǒngpò
embarrassed
窘迫 implies a sense of being caught in an awkward or difficult situation, similar to '狼狈', but can also denote a feeling of embarrassment.
狼狈不堪lángbèibùkān
in a sorry state
'狼狈不堪' emphasizes an extreme degree of being in a messy or undesirable state, closely related to '狼狈'.

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