症结 (zhēng jié) — crux of an issue; sticking point; the underlying cause of a problem; (TCM) hard lump in the abdomen

Definición

Ejemplos

• 谈判的症结是双方都不肯让步。
  Tán pàn de zhēng jié shì shuāng fāng dōu bù kěn ràng bù.
  The crux of the negotiations is that neither side is willing to compromise.
• 分析师指出了经济问题的症结。
  Fēn xī shī zhǐ chū le jīng jì wèn tí de zhēng jié.
  The analyst pointed out the crux of the economic problem.
• 要解决这个问题，必须先找到症结。
  Yào jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí, bì xū xiān zhǎo dào zhēng jié.
  To solve this problem, you must first find its root cause.