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棘手 (jí shǒu): Difficult / tricky (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

棘手 consists of 2 characters.

thorny bush or bramble

Word Info

Pinyinjí shǒu

MeaningDifficult / tricky

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word棘手

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3.

How to Use 棘手 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 棘手 with other words naturally.

Verb + Adjectivewith变得

biàn变

de得

jí棘

shǒu手

neutral

become tricky

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

jí棘

shǒu手

Verb + Objectwith事务

chǔ处

lǐ理

jí棘

shǒu手

shì事

wù务

Adjective + Nounwith问题

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

wèn问

tí题

4.

Example Sentences with 棘手

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

hěn很

jí棘

shǒu手

neutral

extremely tricky

formal

Written

handle tricky matters

formal

thorny problem

。

This problem is very tricky.

zhè这

ge个

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

tán谈

pàn判

xū需

yào要

shuāng双

fāng方

dōu都

zuò做

chū出

ràng让

bù步

。

This tricky negotiation requires concessions from both sides.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

jì技

shù术

nán难

tí题

xiāng相

dāng当

jí棘

shǒu手

ma吗

？

Don't you think this technical problem is quite tricky?

chǔ处

lǐ理

zhè这

ge个

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

rèn任

wù务

xū需

yào要

nài耐

xīn心

。

Handling this thorny task requires patience.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

bèi被

zhè这

ge个

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

xiàng项

mù目

xià吓

dǎo倒

，

fǎn反

ér而

yíng迎

nán难

ér而

shàng上

。

He was not intimidated by this tricky project; instead, he rose to the challenge.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

zhè这

wèn问

tí题

suī虽

rán然

jí棘

shǒu手

，

dàn但

bìng并

fēi非

wú无

fǎ法

jiě解

jué决

。

Don't worry, although this problem is tricky, it's not unsolvable.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

jú局

miàn面

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

jǐn谨

shèn慎

xíng行

shì事

。

Facing such a difficult situation, we must act cautiously.

wǒ我

men们

mù目

qián前

hái还

méi没

yǒu有

zhǎo找

dào到

chǔ处

lǐ理

zhè这

ge个

jí棘

shǒu手

qíng情

kuàng况

de的

wán完

měi美

fāng方

àn案

。

We haven't yet found a perfect solution to handle this tricky situation.

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