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jíshǒu

thorny; tricky; hard to handle

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

jíshǒu

Example sentence

这个案子非常棘手,警察还没有找到任何线索。

Zhège ànzi fēicháng jíshǒu, jǐngchá hái méiyǒu zhǎodào rènhé xiànsuǒ.

This case is extremely tricky; the police haven't found any leads yet.

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