dilemma / predicament / difficult situation
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
earthquake bureau
alternate ending / multiple endings
finale (of a series) / grand finale
patent office
opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces)
to be savvy
to upset the apple cart / to disrupt things
to clear up the mess / to pick up the pieces
politburo
political climate
sea rescue service / lifeboat service
bookstore / publishing house
vulnerable (in bridge)
hopeless situation / deadlock
(municipal) water authority
PRC Maritime Safety Agency
fire department
police station (Beijing slang)
non-vulnerable (in bridge)
(idiom) an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved
inspection office / supervisory office
to break an impasse / to find a way out of a difficult situation / (of talks, plans etc) to break down / to fall through
mining affairs bureau
space agency
endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game
air and space agency
pharmacy / dispensary
to curl up / to coil
planning department
to set a trap
police department / police station / abbr. of 警察局
changing circumstances / turbulent situation
quarantine bureau / quality inspection office
to engage in a game of chance / to gamble / to make a bet
post office
social occasion centered on alcohol / drinking party / drinking session
central office / telecommunications office
telegraph office
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27