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症结

zhēng jié
HSK 7

English Meaning

hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue; main point in an argument; sticking point; deadlock in negotiations

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她一定能摸到症结所在
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你只要跟她好好聊

“If you speak with her properly,”

“she will surely find the heart of the problem”

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药到病除

“and set things right.”

《御赐小仵作》 · hospital_and_health
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他抓住了问题的症结
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说说吧 怎么个有脑子法

“What was so clever about it?”

“He identified the heart of the issue.”

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抓住了人性

“Understand human nature,”

《开庭》 · workplace
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只不过这症结在心 不在身
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要说病症也算

“You could call it an illness,”

“but the root is in the heart, not the body.”

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老夫行医多年 也曾听闻

“I've practiced medicine for years and have heard”

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