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荆棘
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荆棘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

荆棘 Usage and Examples

thistles and thorns; thorny bushes

她手上布满了荆棘划的口子。

Her hands were covered in scratches from the brambles.

他逃过了一劫,但他掉进的荆棘丛里的刺刺穿了他的眼睛。

He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell pierced his eyes.

The characters in 荆棘

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
荆
jīng9thorny shrub, humble apology
棘
jí12thorn, thorny, difficult

More words starting with 荆

  • jīng荆xiān先shēng生Mr. Jing
  • jīng荆guó国State of Jing
  • jīng荆zhōu州Jingzhou, Jing Province
  • jīng荆wén文wáng王King Wen of Chu State
  • jīng荆jí棘mì密bù布thorny, full of thorns
  • jīng荆jiāng江Jingjiang
  • jīng荆pú璞zhī之měi美Unpolished beauty, Raw beauty
  • jīng荆jiè芥Schizonepeta, Japanese catnip
  • jīng荆kē轲Jing Ke
  • jīng荆mén门Jingmen

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Questions about 荆棘

What does 荆棘 mean in Chinese?

荆棘 (jīng jí) means “thistles and thorns; thorny bushes”.

How do you pronounce 荆棘?

荆棘 is pronounced jīng jí in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “thistles and thorns; thorny bushes” in Chinese?

“thistles and thorns; thorny bushes” is 荆棘 (jīng jí) in Chinese.

How is 荆棘 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 荆棘, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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