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情结

qíng jié

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 情結

情结 (qíng jié) means "complex (psychology)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 情结 means

1. complex (psychology)

The characters in 情结

• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 结jiéknot; sturdy; bond

Words containing 情结

• 恋母情结liàn mǔ qíng jiéOedipus complex
• 恋父情结liàn fù qíng jiéElectra complex
• 恋旧情结liàn jiù qíng jiédwelling on the past; difficulty in adapting to changes
• 俄狄浦斯情结É dí pǔ sī qíng jiéOedipus complex

Sounds the same

Read qíng jié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 情节circumstances; plot; storyline

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