症结

Traditional (Taiwan): 癥結

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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zhēngjié ㄓㄥㄐㄧㄝˊ

- hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)
- crux of an issue
- main point in an argument
- sticking point
- deadlock in negotiations

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

crux of an issue

一个症结 gè one crux

main point in an argument

一个症结 gè one crux

sticking point

一个症结 gè one crux

Other words read zhēngjié

zhengjie with other tones

整洁 zhěngjié neatly
政界 zhèngjiè political and government circles
正解 zhèngjiě right solution

Near homophones of zhengjie

贞节 zhēnjié chastity
贞洁 zhēnjié chastity
枕藉 zhěnjiè lie in total disorder

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