"Problem" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4]
 kè tí task / problem / issue
 gē da swelling or lump on skin / pimple / knot / preoccupation / problem
 nán difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
 jiě jué wèn tí problem
 xí tí (schoolwork) exercise / problem / question
 nán chu trouble / difficulty / problem
 tàng shǒu shān yù hot potato / problem / trouble / headache
 nán tí difficult problem
 kùn huò bewildered / perplexed / confused / difficult problem / perplexity
 píng jǐng neck of a bottle / (fig.) bottleneck / problem that impedes progress
 wán jí ineradicable disease / fig. deep-seated problem / perennial problem
 hǎo shuō easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me
 dà wèn tí great problem / large problem
 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems
 gōng guān to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem
 zhù gōng (military) to mount a secondary attack / (fig.) to assist in tackling a problem / (sports) to participate in a play in which a teammate scores (i.e. perform an assist)
 bì duān systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad
 wèn hào question mark (punct.) / unknown factor / unsolved problem / interrogation
 bó jī to fight, esp. with hands / wrestling (as a sport) / to wrestle / to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc) / to capture prey
 tōng bìng common problem / common failing
 lì tí problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question
 zhì běn to take radical measures / to get to the root (of a problem etc)
 gǔ huò zǎi gangster / hooligan / problem youth / at-risk youth
 hé wèn tí the nuclear problem
 jīng jì wèn tí economic problem
 yí nán wèn tí knotty problem / intractable difficulty
 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
 quán dǎ jiǎo tī lit. to punch and kick (idiom) / to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem
 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time
 Cháo hé wèn tí Korean nuclear problem
 nán bù dǎo not to pose a problem for sb / cannot stump sb
 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs
 lǎo máo bìng chronic illness / old weakness / chronic problem
 sǐ jié tight knot / intractable problem
 chū máo bìng a problem appears / to break down
 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles
 zhī jié branches and knots / fig. side issue / minor peripheral problem
 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem
 tí topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
 zuì kuí criminal ringleader / chief culprit / fig. cause of a problem
 jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
 bào xīn jiù huǒ lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom) / fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
 yī zǒu liǎo zhī to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
 duì zhèng fā yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
 jiù fén yì xīn add firewood to put out the flames (idiom) / fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse / to add fuel to the fire
 zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
 chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
 kùn nán zài yú the problem is...
 méi wèn tí no problem
 sān tǐ wèn tí three-body problem (mechanics)
 shì jiè xìng gǔ lǎo wèn tí a problem as old as the world itself
 yán zhòng wèn tí serious problem
 zào chéng wèn tí to create an issue / to cause a problem
 yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) / fig. to ride on sb else's success / Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too / Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
 yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
 yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom) / a new problem arises before the old is solved / many twists and turns to a story / one thing after another
 xiān yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem
 yǐ yào yǎng yī "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice
 xiān jué wèn tí preliminary question / priority problem / issues requiring more immediate attention
 qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another
 qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another
 dǎ shé bù sǐ beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom) / nip the problem in the bud
 jí chǔ thorny problem / troublesome affair
 sǐ jié nán jiě enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom) / thorny problem / intractable difficulty
 chén gù chronic illness / fig. deeply entrenched problem
 mù wú quán niú to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom) / extremely skilled / able to see through the problem at one glance
 jiù bìng fù fā old illness recurs (idiom) / a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem
 chuán dào qiáo mén , zì huì zhí lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem / no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
 yī yào fēn lí separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫|以药养医[yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1]
 zuān niú jiǎo lit. honing a bull's horn / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs / same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
 zhōu zhuǎn bù líng to have a cash flow problem
  direct problem / forward problem / normal problem
  International Symposium on the World Drug Problem
  convoy problem
  ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement on the Kampuchean Problem
  Basis for Agreement on a Comprehensive Settlement of the Cyprus Problem
  Regional Action Plan to Address the Growing Problem of Illicit Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Drug Abuse in West Africa / Regional Response Action Plan
  Bahir Dar Agreement on the Humanitarian Aspect of the Problem in Somalia / Bahir Dar Declaration
  Bahir Dar Agreement on the Humanitarian Aspect of the Problem in Somalia / Bahir Dar Declaration
  Nairobi Declaration on the Problem of the Proliferation of Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa / Nairobi Declaration
  Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur / Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building
  Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur / Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building
  Geneva Conference on the problem of restoring peace in Indo-China
 wú guó jiè wèn tí problem without borders
  Seminar on security and the problem of refugees in East Africa and the Horn of Africa
 nì wèn tí inverse problem / inverse theory
 nì dìng wèi wèn tí inverse positioning problem / inverse problem of positioning
  direct positioning problem / direct problem of positioning
  Declaration on the World Food Problem
  Comprehensive Settlement of the Cyprus Problem
  global environmental problem
  international seminar on the problem of European security and co-operation
  twentieth special session of the General Assembly / special session of the General Assembly devoted to countering the world drug problem together
  Association for the Study of the World Refugee Problem
  International Comparative Seminar on the Problem of Dangerous and Long-term Prisoners
  Panel of Experts on the Protein Problem of Developing Countries
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