Meaning of 棘手
棘手 means thorny; knotty; difficult to handle. Pronounced jí shǒu. HSK 7-9.
- thorny; knotty; difficult to handle
Definitions & Examples
Rú如
hé何
píng平
héng衡
yù预
suàn算
shì是
gè个
fēi非
cháng常
jí棘
shǒu手
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
How to balance the budget is a very thorny problem.
Gōng公
sī司
miàn面
lín临
zhe着
yī一
xì系
liè列
jí棘
shǒu手
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
jiū纠
fēn纷
。
The company is facing a series of knotty legal disputes.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
cóng从
yī一
kāi开
shǐ始
jiù就
yù遇
dào到
le了
jí棘
shǒu手
de的
jì技
shù术
zhàng障
ài碍
。
This project encountered tricky technical obstacles from the very beginning.
Tā他
shàn善
yú于
chǔ处
lǐ理
nà那
xiē些
bié别
rén人
dōu都
jué觉
de得
jí棘
shǒu手
de的
gōng公
guān关
wēi危
jī机
。
He is good at handling those public relations crises that others find very difficult.