狼狈

láng bèi

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. in a difficult situation
2. to cut a sorry figure
3. scoundrel! (derog.)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 从容 cóng róng 从容 cóng róng 指不慌不忙、沉着: 指不慌不忙、沉着

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“狼狈”不能用来形容一个人外表邋遢，而是指处境困难或窘迫的状态。

Example Sentences

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他淋了雨，显得很 狼狈 。

He was soaked in the rain and looked very bedraggled.

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Words Containing 狼狈

• 狼狈不堪 狼狈不堪 láng bèi bù kān: battered and exhausted
• 狼狈为奸 狼狈为奸 láng bèi wéi jiān: villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)

Child Words of 狼狈

• 狼 狼 láng: wolf
• 狈 狈 bèi: a legendary wolf