棘
手

Thorny (problem) in Chinese: 棘手 (jí shǒu)

jí shǒu

thorny (problem)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1thorny (problem)
  2. 2intractable

Stroke order

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棘
手

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这是一个非常棘手的问题。

    zhè shì yí gè fēi cháng jí shǒu de wèn tí。

    This is a very thorny problem.

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Related words

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

手续

shǒu xù

procedure

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

举手

jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

歌手

gē shǒu

singer

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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