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症结 (zhēng jié): Crux / key point (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

症结 consists of 2 characters.

disease, illness, medical condition

to tie, to knot; to form, to unite; result, outcome

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Word Info

Pinyinzhēng jié

Meaningcrux / key point

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word症结

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Words with 结

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结束jié shùHSK 3
总结zǒng jiéHSK 4
结果jié guǒHSK 4
结合jié héHSK 5
结实jiē shiHSK 5
结构jié gòuHSK 5
结论

jié lùn

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 症结 in Sentences

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

Verb + Objectwith找到

zhǎo找

dào到

zhēng症

jié结

neutral

find the crux

Adjective + Nounwith根本

gēn根

běn本

zhēng症

jié结

Subject + Verbwith所在

zhēng症

jié结

suǒ所

zài在

Noun + Nounwith问题

wèn问

tí题

de的

zhēng症

jié结

4.

Example Sentences with 症结

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

de的

zhēng症

jié结

formal

fundamental crux

formal

Written

where the crux lies

formal

the crux of the problem

shì是

qián钱

bù不

gòu够

。

The crux of this problem is insufficient money.

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

shī失

bài败

de的

zhēng症

jié结

zài在

yú于

quē缺

fá乏

yǒu有

xiào效

de的

fēng风

xiǎn险

píng评

gū估

。

The crux of this plan's failure lies in the lack of effective risk assessment.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

wǒ我

men们

tuán团

duì队

hé合

zuò作

de的

zhēng症

jié结

dào到

dǐ底

shì是

shén什

me么

ne呢

？

What do you think is the real crux of our team's collaboration?

tā他

men们

chǎo吵

jià架

de的

zhēng症

jié结

zài在

yú于

gōu沟

tōng通

bù不

chàng畅

。

The crux of their argument lies in poor communication.

wèn问

tí题

de的

zhēng症

jié结

bìng并

fēi非

jì技

shù术

luò落

hòu后

，

ér而

shì是

guǎn管

lǐ理

lǐ理

niàn念

chén陈

jiù旧

。

The crux of the problem is not outdated technology, but rather antiquated management concepts.

zhǎo找

dào到

shì市

chǎng场

wěi萎

suō缩

de的

zhēng症

jié结

hòu后

，

tā他

men们

xùn迅

sù速

tiáo调

zhěng整

le了

yíng营

xiāo销

cè策

lüè略

。

After identifying the crux of the market shrinkage, they quickly adjusted their marketing strategy.

jiě解

jué决

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

zhēng症

jié结

xū需

yào要

zhǎo找

dào到

gēn根

běn本

yuán原

yīn因

。

To resolve the crux of this project, we need to identify the root cause.

wǒ我

liǎ俩

máo矛

dùn盾

de的

zhēng症

jié结

，

qí其

shí实

jiù就

shì是

duì对

wèi未

lái来

de的

guī规

huà划

bù不

tóng同

。

The crux of our conflict is actually our different plans for the future.