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症结

zhēng jié

2-character word Traditional 癥結

What 症结 means

  1. hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)
  2. crux of an issue
  3. main point in an argument
  4. sticking point
  5. deadlock in negotiations

The characters in 症结

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