死结难解 sǐ jié nán jiě

intractable difficulty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. intractable difficulty
  2. 2. enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem

Characters

Character Meaning
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
结 jié HSK 3
to tie; knot; to bind
难 nán HSK 3
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
解 jiě HSK 3
to understand; to explain; to solve