残局

cán jú · can ju

Traditional 殘局

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

两(liǎng)位(wèi)棋(qí)手(shǒu)在(zài)残(cán)局(jú)中(zhōng)反(fǎn)复(fù)思(sī)考(kǎo),寻(xún)找(zhǎo)最(zuì)后(hòu)的(de)胜(shèng)机(jī)。

The two players thought repeatedly in the endgame, looking for the final chance to win.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)破(pò)产(chǎn)后(hòu),他(tā)不(bù)得(dé)不(bù)独(dú)自(zì)收(shōu)拾(shi)这(zhè)个(ge)残(cán)局(jú)。

After the company went bankrupt, he had to clean up this desperate situation alone.

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