Word Detail

荆棘
jīng jí
thistles and thorns, brambles, thorny undergrowth
HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

布满荆棘。
Bùmǎn jīngjí.
Full of thorns.
披荆斩棘。
Pījīng-zhǎnjí.
Cut through thorns (overcome obstacles).