Word: 荆棘 (jīngjí) Traditional: 荊棘 荆棘 dictionary entry jīngjí thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth Full dictionary entry for 荆棘 Example sentences using 荆棘 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 山坡上全是荆棘，怎么上去？ Shānpō shàng quán shì jīngjí, zěnme shàngqù? The hillside is all thorny undergrowth, so how do we get up? 路边长满了荆棘。 Lùbiān zhǎngmǎnle jīngjí. The roadside is overgrown with thistles and thorns.