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棘手

jí shǒu
HSK 7

English Meaning

thorny (problem); intractable

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
不自量力接下棘手的订单
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I was foolish and arrogant, and now everyone is suffering because of my blunder.”

1. PREVIOUS

若不是我心急

“If I hadn't been impatient...”

“and overestimated myself by taking on that difficult order,”

3. NEXT

也不至被骆家拿捏 我知道祯娘孝顺

“we'd never have been held over a barrel by the Luo family. I know Zhen is filial.”

《家业》 · family_and_home
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他们有能力自保 现在棘手的在我们这儿呢
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop worrying about them—we are the ones about to die here if we don't act!”

1. PREVIOUS

把大金刀的遗体也运了过来

“he brought Great Golden Blade's remains here.”

“They can protect themselves. The tricky one is here with us.”

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这玩意儿已经把它七寸炸烂了 怎么死不了呢

“This thing already has its vital point blown out. Why isn't it dead?”

《南部档案》 · crisis_and_conflict
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这个张海盐比那个张启山 棘手一千倍 一万倍
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Do not underestimate him; he is vastly more dangerous than anyone you have faced.”

1. PREVIOUS

属下知道了 但您刚才不是说 那是张启山的人

“Understood. But didn't you just say they were Zhang Qishan's men?”

“This Zhang Salty is a thousand, ten thousand times more troublesome than Zhang Qishan.”

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我刚才没告诉你们 是怕你们听到吓得尿裤子

“I didn't tell you earlier because I was afraid you'd wet your pants in fear.”

《南部档案》 · crisis_and_conflict
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