荆棘
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

荆棘

jīngjí

thistles and thorns

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

thistles and thorns

02

brambles

03

thorny undergrowth

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 荆棘

What does 荆棘 mean in Chinese?

荆棘 (jīngjí) means thistles and thorns.

How do you pronounce 荆棘?

荆棘 is pronounced jīngjí.

Is 荆棘 an HSK word?

荆棘 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 荆棘?

荆棘 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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