症结 (癥結)
zhēng jié
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

纠结
jiū jié
  1. 1 to intertwine
  2. 2 to band together (with)
  3. 3 to link up (with)
  4. 4 twisted
  5. 5 tangled
  6. 6 confused
  7. 7 to be at a loss
结婚
jié hūn
  1. 1 to marry
  2. 2 to get married
  3. 3 classifier: 次 cì
结局
jié jú
  1. 1 conclusion
  2. 2 ending
结束
jié shù
  1. 1 termination
  2. 2 to finish
  3. 3 to end
  4. 4 to conclude
  5. 5 to close
结果
jiē guǒ
  1. 1 to bear fruit
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (17)

劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé
  1. 1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
  1. 1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán
  1. 1 to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
  1. 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
  2. 2 gaping and speechless