肉中刺 ròu zhōng cì

a thorn in one's flesh

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 30571st word

Definitions

  1. 1. a thorn in one's flesh

Characters

Character Meaning
肉 ròu HSK 2
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
刺 cì HSK 5
to prick; to pierce; to stab