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棘手 (jí shǒu): Difficult / tricky (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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3.
Character Breakdown
棘 • jí • thorny bush or bramble
jí
棘
thorny bush or bramble
手 • shǒu • hand • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shǒu
手
hand
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 棘手.
Words with
棘
荆棘
jīng jí
Thorn
Words with
手
手机
shǒu jī
mobile phone
手表
shǒu biǎo
watch
洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
toilets; washroom
歌手
gē shǒu
singer
二手
èr shǒu
indirectly acquired
分手
fēn shǒu
part company; say good-bye; separate
对手
duì shǒu
opponent; adversary; rival
手套
shǒu tào
gloves
4.
How to Use 棘手 in Sentences
Verb + Adjective
with
变得
biàn
变
de
得
jí
棘
shǒu
手
neutral
become tricky
Adverb + Adjective
with
非常
fēi
非
cháng
常
jí
棘
shǒu
手
Verb + Object
with
事务
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
jí
棘
shǒu
手
shì
事
wù
务
Adjective + Noun
with
问题
jí
棘
shǒu
手
de
的
wèn
问
tí
题
5.
Example Sentences with 棘手
zhè
这
ge
个
wèn
问
tí
题
hěn
很
jí
棘
shǒu
neutral
extremely tricky
formal
Written
handle tricky matters
formal
thorny problem
手
。
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?
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.
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.
