Hanzi

thorns

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧˊ

Jyutping

gik1

Example sentences

人生的旅途布滿了荊棘,但我們必須前行。
人生的旅途布满了荆棘,但我们必须前行。

Life's journey is full of thorns, but we must move forward.

棘手 jíshǒu
這個棘手的問題讓他頭痛不已。
这个棘手的问题让他头痛不已。

This thorny problem makes him have a severe headache.

他千方百計想要解決這個棘手的難題。
他千方百计想要解决这个棘手的难题。

He tried by every possible means to solve this thorny problem.

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