HSK V7-9
Correct
棘手
/ jíshǒu /
Strokes
Definition
thorny (problem)/intractable
Example
As an Adjective
thorny; knotty; troublesome
1
Zhè
这
jiàn
件
gōngzuò
工作
hěn
很
jíshǒu
棘手
。
This is tough work. / This is a thorny job. / This is really a hard nut to crack.
2
Méiyǒu
没有
zhízhào
执照
wǒ
我
gǎndào
感到
hěn
很
jíshǒu
棘手
。
The lack of a licence was pinching me.
3
Yìngfu
应付
jíshǒu
棘手
de
的
júmiàn
局面
handle a touchy/sticky/ticklish situation
4
Wèntí
问题
jíshǒu
棘手
knotty/thorny problem
5
Tánpàn
谈判
jíshǒu
棘手
delicate negotiations; negotiations of delicacy
6
Shìtài
事态
jíshǒu
棘手
troublesome state of affairs
7
Shìqing
事情
jíshǒu
棘手
thorny issue; touchy business; matter of delicacy
8
Gǎndào
感到
jíshǒu
棘手
feel prickly about sth; feel a delicacy about/in sth