cán jú

Traditional: 殘局

残局 (cán jú) is a Chinese word meaning “endgame (in chess); desperate situation; aftermath (of a failure)”.

Meanings

  1. 1endgame (in chess)
  2. 2desperate situation
  3. 3aftermath (of a failure)

Characters in 残局

残cán · to destroy局jú · narrow

Related words

局narrow局office局cramped; narrow结局conclusion出局(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket)局长bureau chief警察局police station残忍cruel; merciless; ruthless残酷cruel; harsh; merciless局面aspect局势situation骗局a swindle

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