荆棘 jīngjí HSK7 brambles Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 荆棘 荊棘 jīngjí brambles noun thistles and thorns; thorny undergrowth; various types of prickly shrubs found in the wild 他伸手去拿刀子挖出荆棘，但是刀子不在那儿。 tā shēn shǒu qù ná dāozi wā chū jīngjí, dànshì dāozi bùzài nàr. He reached for his knife to dig out the thorn, but the knife wasn't there. difficulties (metaphorical) a difficult or chaotic situation; obstacles; thorny problems malicious people (metaphorical) villainous people; petty persons; those who spread rumors or cause harm others Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1.49 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 2.03 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
荆棘 荊棘 jīngjí brambles noun thistles and thorns; thorny undergrowth; various types of prickly shrubs found in the wild 他伸手去拿刀子挖出荆棘，但是刀子不在那儿。 tā shēn shǒu qù ná dāozi wā chū jīngjí, dànshì dāozi bùzài nàr. He reached for his knife to dig out the thorn, but the knife wasn't there. difficulties (metaphorical) a difficult or chaotic situation; obstacles; thorny problems malicious people (metaphorical) villainous people; petty persons; those who spread rumors or cause harm others Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1.49 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 2.03 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
