long-standing; intricate and difficult to solve
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesattributive
long-standing, intricate, and difficult to solve
neutralUsed as an attributive adjective (属性词) to modify nouns like 问题, 单位, etc. Implies the problem has persisted for a long time and is deeply entrenched.
Zhè这
jiā家
qǐ企
yè业
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
tǐ体
zhì制
shì是
ge个
lǎo老
dà大
nán难
wèn问
tí题
。
This company's management system is a long-standing and thorny problem.
Zhè这
ge个
shè社
qū区
de的
tíng停
chē车
nán难
shì是
chū出
le了
míng名
de的
lǎo老
dà大
nán难
。
The parking shortage in this community is a notoriously difficult problem.
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Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
jiě解
jué决
zhè这
ge个
lǎo老
dà大
nán难
dān单
wèi位
。
They are trying to find a way to fix this problematic unit with deep-seated issues.
Huán环
jìng境
wèi卫
shēng生
shì是
zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
qū区
duō多
nián年
de的
lǎo老
dà大
nán难
。
Environmental sanitation has been a persistent headache for this neighborhood for years.