# 狼狈 (lángbèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 狼狈 (lángbèi) means “in a difficult situation”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in a difficult situation
- Pinyin: lángbèi (lang2 bei4)
- Traditional: 狼狽
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 一场大雨让他淋得十分狼狈。
  Yī chǎng dàyǔ ràng tā línde shífēn lángbèi.
  A heavy rain left him drenched and in a sorry state.

## Characters

- [狼](https://hanziro.com/word/lang-wolf/) (láng): wolf
- 狈 (bèi): a legendary wolf; distressed

https://hanziro.com/word/lang-bei-in-difficult-situation/

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