症结所在 — “The crux of the matter”

症结所在 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the crux of the matter”. The root cause of a problem; the key point. Literally, “where the crux lies”.

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症结所在 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
症	zhēng	10	illness, disease, symptom
结	jié	9	tie, knot, conclude, bear fruit
所	suǒ	8	place or that which
在	zài	6	to be at or in

经过仔细分析，我们终于找到了项目进展缓慢的症结所在。

After careful analysis, we finally found the crux of the problem for the slow progress of the project.

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What does 症结所在 mean?

症结所在 (zhēng jié suǒ zài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the crux of the matter”.

How do you pronounce 症结所在?

症结所在 is pronounced zhēng jié suǒ zài in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 症结所在 literally mean?

Literally, 症结所在 means “where the crux lies”. It is used to mean “the crux of the matter”.

What is the Chinese definition of 症结所在?

症结：肚子里结块的病。比喻事情或问题的关键所在