Word information
Simplified瓶颈
Traditional瓶頸
Pinyinpíngjǐng
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
瓶颈
píngjǐng · neck of a bottle; (fig.) bottleneck; problem that impedes progress
Character breakdown
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How to learn 瓶颈
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bottle; CL:個|个[ge4]
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花瓶huā píngflower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)
球瓶qiú píngpin (ten-pin bowling)
药瓶yào píngmedicine bottle
瓶装píng zhuāngbottled