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症结 (zhēng jié) – hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)

zhēng jié

hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 癥結0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)
  2. 2crux of an issue
  3. 3main point in an argument
  4. 4sticking point
  5. 5deadlock in negotiations

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症结

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癥結

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Related words

结

jiē

(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)

结婚

jié hūn

to marry

结束

jié shù

termination

结果

jiē guǒ

to bear fruit

总结

zǒng jié

to sum up

结构

jié gòu

structure

结合

jié hé

to combine

结论

jié lùn

conclusion

结实

jiē shí

to bear fruit

结账

jié zhàng

to pay the bill

团结

tuán jié

to unite

症状

zhèng zhuàng

symptom (of an illness)

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