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棘手

jí shǒu · ji shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. thorny (problem)
  2. intractable

In a sentence

2 examples
01

对(duì)于(yú)这(zhè)个(gè)棘(jí)手(shǒu)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)，无(wú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)尝(cháng)试(shì)多(duō)少(shǎo)次(cì)，结(jié)果(guǒ)都(dōu)会(huì)以(yǐ)失(shī)败(bài)告(gào)终(zhōng)。

Regardless how many times I try to solve this nasty problem, I always end up failing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)项(xiàng)目(mù)很(hěn)棘(jí)手(shǒu)，我(wǒ)们(men)需(xū)要(yào)更(gèng)多(duō)时(shí)间(jiān)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)。

This project is thorny; we need more time to discuss it.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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