棘手jíshǒuthorny; tricky; hard to handleHSK 7-9PronunciationjíshǒuExample 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.Read and choose an answerOne fixed sampleExplore a sample