盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié

complicated; hard to deal with

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
盤 pán
dish; plate; tray
根 gēn HSK 3
root; basis
錯 cuò
mistake; wrong; to miss
節 jié
festival