荆棘

Traditional (Taiwan): 荊棘

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

jīngjí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ

    • thistles and thorns
    • brambles
    • thorny undergrowth

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

thistles and thorns

brambles

thorny undergrowth

Other words read jīngjí

In the same tone

  • 经籍 jīngjí religious text
  • 惊急 jīngjí stunned and anxious

jingji with other tones

  • 经济 jīngjì economy
  • 竞技 jìngjì competition of skill
  • 经纪 jīngjì manage
  • 京畿 jīngjī capital city and its surrounding area
  • 静寂 jìngjì quiet

All 12 words read jingji in any tone

Words with 荆棘

Starting with 荆棘

  • 荆棘载途 jīngjízàitú lit. a path covered in brambles

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