纠结 meaning in English

jiūjié

to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled

Traditional 糾結14 strokes

Meaning of 纠结

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiūjié
  1. to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with)
  2. twisted; tangled
  3. confused; to be at a loss
  4. to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted

纠结 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā在zài纠jiū结jié要yào不bù要yào买mǎi这zhè本běn书shū
He is contemplating whether or not to buy the book.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

纠 jiū · tangled · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

结 jié · knot · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 纠结.

结果jiéguǒto bear fruit
结束jiéshùto end; to finish; to conclude
结婚jiéhūnto marry; to get married
结合jiéhéto combine; to link
团结tuánjiéto unite; unity; solidarity
结实jiēshito bear fruit
总结zǒngjiéto sum up; to conclude
结论jiélùnconclusion; verdict
结构jiégòustructure; composition
纠正jiūzhèngto correct; to make right
纠纷jiūfēndispute
结局jiéjúconclusion; ending; outcome

Questions about 纠结

What does 纠结 mean?

纠结 (jiūjié) means "to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled".

How do you write 纠结?

纠结 is made of 2 characters: 纠 (5 strokes), 结 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

How is 纠结 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 纠结 is written 糾結.