症结
zhēng jié
Pinyin

Definition

症结
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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 CL: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 CL:個|个[gè]
总结
zǒng jié
  1. 1 to sum up
  2. 2 to conclude
  3. 3 summary
  4. 4 résumé
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
了结
liǎo jié
  1. 1 to settle
  2. 2 to finish
  3. 3 to conclude
  4. 4 to wind up
冻结
dòng jié
  1. 1 to freeze (water etc)
  2. 2 (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
凝结
níng jié
  1. 1 to condense
  2. 2 to solidify
  3. 3 to coagulate
  4. 4 clot (of blood)
团结
tuán jié
  1. 1 to unite
  2. 2 unity
  3. 3 solidarity
  4. 4 united
完结
wán jié
  1. 1 to finish
  2. 2 to conclude
  3. 3 completed
巴结
bā jie
  1. 1 to fawn on
  2. 2 to curry favor with
  3. 3 to make up to
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
心结
xīn jié
  1. 1 a matter that gnaws at one's mind
  2. 2 preoccupation
  3. 3 sore point
  4. 4 rancor
情结
qíng jié
  1. 1 complex (psychology)
归根结底
guī gēn jié dǐ
  1. 1 in the final analysis
  2. 2 ultimately
终结
zhōng jié
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 conclusion
  3. 3 to come to an end
  4. 4 to terminate (sth)
结
jiē
  1. 1 (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [jié]
结交
jié jiāo
  1. 1 to make friends with
结伴
jié bàn
  1. 1 to go with sb
  2. 2 to form companionships

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
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
愁肠百结
chóu cháng bǎi jié
  1. 1 hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety
凭轼结辙
píng shì jié zhé
  1. 1 to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
成群结队
chéng qún jié duì
  1. 1 making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers
  2. 2 as a large crowd
攀高结贵
pān gāo jié guì
  1. 1 lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
  2. 2 social climbing
桃园结义
táo yuán jié yì
  1. 1 to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
死结难解
sǐ jié nán jiě
  1. 1 enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem
  2. 2 intractable difficulty
百般巴结
bǎi bān bā jié
  1. 1 to flatter someone in a hundred different ways
  2. 2 assiduous fawning (idiom)
结草衔环
jié cǎo xián huán
  1. 1 to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)
结队成群
jié duì chéng qún
  1. 1 to form a large group (idiom)
结党营私
jié dǎng yíng sī
  1. 1 to gang up for personal interest (idiom)
  2. 2 to form a clique
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
  1. 1 better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
  2. 2 one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

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