# 荆棘 (jīngjí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 荆棘 (jīngjí) means “thorns; brambles; obstacles”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: thorns; brambles; obstacles
- Pinyin: jīngjí (jing1 ji2)
- Traditional: 荊棘
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 前进的道路上充满了荆棘。
  Qiánjìn de dàolù shàng chōngmǎnle jīngjí.
  The road ahead is full of thorns.

## Characters

- 荆 (jīng): chaste tree or its berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
- 棘 (jí): thorns

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-ji-thorns/

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