荆棘

jīngjí

thistles and thorns

nounHSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 荊棘
Dictionary entry

thistles and thorns; brambles; thorny undergrowth

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荆
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See it in sentences

山路上长满荆棘。

Shān lùshang zhǎng mǎn jīngjí.

English

The mountain path is overgrown with thorns.

谁怕路上的荆棘？

Shéi pà lùshang de jīngjí?

English

Who fears the brambles on the road?

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