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遇事掣肘 — “To be constantly hindered or obstructed in one's efforts”

遇事掣肘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be constantly hindered or obstructed in one's efforts”. To have one's hands tied whenever trying to accomplish something.

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遇事掣肘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

遇事掣肘 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
遇
yù13to meet or encounter
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
掣
chè12pull out quickly
肘
zhǒu7elbow, pork hock

Example Sentence with 遇事掣肘

团队成员之间沟通不畅,导致大家在处理日常工作时常常遇事掣肘。
Poor communication among team members often led to everyone being hindered when handling daily tasks.

Idioms Related to 遇事掣肘

More idioms starting with 遇

  • yù遇shì事shēng生duān端stir up trouble at every turn
  • yù遇shì事shēng生fēng风stir up trouble at every opportunity
  • yù遇shì事fēng风shēng生handle matters swiftly and efficiently
  • yù遇rén人bù不shū淑woman marrying a bad husband
  • yù遇wén文wáng王shī施lǐ礼lè乐,,yù遇jié桀zhòu纣dòng动gān干gē戈Treat good with courtesy, bad with force
  • yù遇shuǐ水dié叠qiáo桥overcome obstacles with resourcefulness
  • yù遇shuǐ水jià架qiáo桥adapt to circumstances and find a solution
  • yù遇shuǐ水dié迭qiáo桥overcome obstacles with ingenuity
  • yù遇wù物chí持píng平treat all with fairness and impartiality
  • yù遇nàn难chéng呈xiáng祥Misfortune turns to blessing
  • yù遇nàn难chéng成xiáng祥turn misfortune into a blessing

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Questions about 遇事掣肘

What does 遇事掣肘 mean?

遇事掣肘 (yù shì chè zhǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be constantly hindered or obstructed in one's efforts”.

How do you pronounce 遇事掣肘?

遇事掣肘 is pronounced yù shì chè zhǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 遇事掣肘?

掣肘:拉胳膊肘,指受牵制。一遇到事情就加以牵制

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