téng

idiom

Meaning of 葛藤

葛藤 means a tangled, complicated relationship; interpersonal complications that are difficult to resolve. Pronounced gé téng.

  • a tangled, complicated relationship; interpersonal complications that are difficult to resolve

Definitions & Examples

jiā
diǎn
cái
chǎn
jiū
fēn
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
tuán
téng
 
qīng
 

The property dispute in his family is a complete mess, impossible to untangle.

Liǎng
rén
zhī
jiān
duō
nián
de
qíng
gǎn
téng
 
ràng
páng
guān
zhě
gǎn
dào
kùn
rǎo
 

Their years of emotional entanglement even troubled the onlookers.

Gōng
nèi
de
rén
shì
téng
yán
zhòng
yǐng
xiǎng
le
gōng
zuò
xiào
 

The tangled internal personnel issues severely affected work efficiency.

xiě
de
xiǎo
shuō
 
shàn
miáo
xiě
rén
zhī
jiān
wēi
miào
de
téng
 

The novels she writes excel at depicting the subtle and complicated entanglements between characters.

zhǐ
xiǎng
zhuān
xīn
zuò
yán
jiū
 
yuàn
juǎn
xiē
liáo
de
shì
fēi
téng
 

He just wants to focus on his research and doesn't want to get involved in those meaningless disputes and complications.