zhèng
jié

HSK 7-9
technical
common

Meaning of 症结

症结 means a lump or mass in the abdomen (traditional Chinese medicine); the crux; the root cause; the sticking point of a problem. Pronounced zhèng jié. HSK 7-9.

  • a lump or mass in the abdomen (traditional Chinese medicine)
  • the crux; the root cause; the sticking point of a problem

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
zhōng
zhěn
duàn
de
tòng
shì
yóu
nèi
zhèng
jié
yǐn
de
 

The experienced TCM doctor diagnosed his abdominal pain as being caused by a pathological mass inside the abdomen.

Zài
zhōng
lùn
zhōng
 
zhì
xuè
néng
dǎo
zhì
zhèng
jié
 

In TCM theory, stagnation of qi and blood may lead to the formation of abdominal masses.