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棘手 jíshǒu thorny (problem)

thorny (problem); intractable

怎么记住“棘手”: 棘 thorny + 手 hand = thorny (problem).

  • HSK 9 级
  • 词语

汉字

用法

  • Thorny, hard to handle - 棘手的问题 (jíshǒu de wèntí) a knotty problem, 这件事很棘手 this matter is tricky.
  • Vivid metaphor: literally 'pricks the hand.' Used for problems/situations, not people.
  • Contrast 困难 (kùnnan, difficult): 棘手 stresses awkward, no-clean-solution trickiness rather than sheer difficulty.

例句

  • 情况很棘手。 Qíngkuàng hěn jíshǒu.The situation is difficult.