症 结

zhēngjié

Meaning

hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)
crux of an issue
main point in an argument

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sticking point
deadlock in negotiations

Characters

zhèngHSK 610 strokesdisease jiéHSK 29 strokes(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)

More HSK 7-9 words

曲折qūzhéwindingHSK 7-9 推理tuīlǐreasoningHSK 7-9 大有可为dàyǒu-kěwéiwith great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doingHSK 7-9 分赃fēnzāngto share the booty; to divide ill-gotten gainsHSK 7-9 创始人chuàngshǐréncreator; founder; initiatorHSK 7-9 无情wúqíngpitilessHSK 7-9 抵触dǐchùto conflictHSK 7-9 驳回bóhuíto rejectHSK 7-9 卷子juànzisteamed rollHSK 7-9 惯例guànlìconventionHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 整洁 (zhěngjié, neatly)