棘手

jí shǒu

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

thorny (problem); intractable

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Characters

棘jíjujube tree; thorns, brambles朿朿手shǒuhand

Examples

情况很棘手。

Qíng kuàng hěn jí shǒu.

The situation is difficult.