瓶颈

píngjǐng

bottleneck; obstacle to progress

Dictionary entry

neck of a bottle; (fig.) bottleneck; problem that impedes progress

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瓶
颈

See it in sentences

技术成了瓶颈。

Jìshù chéng le píngjǐng.

English

Technology became the bottleneck.

如何突破瓶颈?

Rúhé tūpò píngjǐng?

English

How does one break through the bottleneck?

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