棘 (jí) — (bound form) thorn, thorns; (bound form) thorny, difficult (figurative)
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'thorn / thorny', almost always seen in 荆棘 (thorns) or 棘手 (thorny, hard to deal with). Alone it does not occur as an independent word.
bound form
(bound form) thornthorns(bound form) thornydifficult (figurative)
Examples
- 。Zhè tiáo xiǎo lù zhǎng mǎn le jīng jí.This path is overgrown with thorns.
- 。Zhè ge wèn tí hěn jí shǒu.This problem is very thorny.
- 。Rén shēng chōng mǎn le jīng jí.Life is full of thorns (difficulties).
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