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饥寒交迫
飢寒交迫
jīhánjiāopò
1. beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
2. starving and freezing
3. in desperate poverty

Character Breakdown

饥
jī
hungry, starving; hunger, famine
HSK 6 5 丶
寒
hán
chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
HSK 4 12 丶
交
jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
HSK 4 6 丶
迫
pò
to compel, to force; pressing, urgent
HSK 5 8 丶

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