盘根错节 pán gēn cuò jié

complex and tangled; hard to solve or remove

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
  2. 2. knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties

Characters

Character Meaning
盘 pán HSK 3
dish; plate; tray
根 gēn HSK 3
root; basis
错 cuò HSK 2
mistake; wrong; to miss
节 jié HSK 3
festival