问题 問題 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 难 難 nán difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good syn 解决 解決 jiě jué to solve / to resolve / to settle (a problem) / to eliminate / to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) syn 题 題 tí topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 困惑 kùn huò bewildered / perplexed / confused / difficult problem / perplexity syn 棘手 jí shǒu thorny (problem) / intractable syn 难题 難題 nán tí difficult problem syn 提交 tí jiāo to submit (a report etc) / to refer (a problem) to sb syn 好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me syn 搏击 搏擊 bó jī to fight, esp. with hands / wrestling (as a sport) / to wrestle / to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc) / to capture prey syn 浮现 浮現 fú xiàn (of a thought or image) to come to mind / (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) / (of a problem etc) to emerge syn 解答 jiě dá to solve (a problem) / to resolve (a difficulty) / to provide an answer / solution / resolution / answer 反面 fǎn miàn reverse side / backside / the other side (of a problem etc) / negative / bad syn 课题 課題 kè tí task / problem / issue syn 出毛病 chū máo bìng a problem appears / to break down 难处 難處 nán chu trouble / difficulty / problem syn 疙瘩 gē da swelling or lump on skin / pimple / knot / lump / preoccupation / problem syn 良药 良藥 liáng yào good medicine / panacea / fig. a good solution / a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem) 助攻 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) 问号 問號 wèn hào question mark (punct.) / unknown factor / unsolved problem / interrogation syn 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved / death ends all one's troubles syn 老毛病 lǎo máo bìng chronic illness / old weakness / chronic problem syn 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 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 syn 瓶颈 瓶頸 píng jǐng neck of a bottle / (fig.) bottleneck / problem that impedes progress 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted (problem etc) syn 灵药 靈藥 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem 弊端 bì duān systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices) syn 双管齐下 雙管齊下 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 syn 通病 tōng bìng common problem / common failing syn 对症下药 對症下藥 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 拳打脚踢 拳打腳踢 quán dǎ jiǎo tī lit. to punch and kick (idiom) / to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem syn 治本 zhì běn to tackle a problem at its root / to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4biao1]) syn 枝节 枝節 zhī jié branches and knots / fig. side issue / minor peripheral problem syn 解法 jiě fǎ solution (to a math problem) / method of solving 没说的 沒說的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem 习题 習題 xí tí (schoolwork) exercise / problem / question syn 顽疾 頑疾 wán jí stubborn illness / chronic disease / fig. deep-seated problem / systemic issue 详解 詳解 xiáng jiě to explain in detail / detailed answer / full solution (to a math problem) 攻关 攻關 gōng guān to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem 罪魁 zuì kuí criminal ringleader / chief culprit / fig. cause of a problem syn 解决问题 解決問題 jiě jué wèn tí problem 大问题 大問題 dà wèn tí great problem / large problem 出问题 出問題 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems 例题 例題 lì tí problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom / practice question (used in preparation for an exam) / sample question 古惑仔 gǔ huò zǎi gangster / hooligan / problem youth / at-risk youth 核问题 核問題 hé wèn tí the nuclear problem 经济问题 經濟問題 jīng jì wèn tí economic problem 疑难问题 疑難問題 yí nán wèn tí knotty problem / intractable difficulty 朝核问题 朝核問題 cháo hé wèn tí Korean nuclear problem 难不倒 難不倒 nán bù dǎo not to pose a problem for sb / cannot stump sb 了断 了斷 liǎo duàn to bring to a conclusion / to settle (a dispute) / to do away with (oneself) / to break off (a relationship) / resolution (of a problem) syn 窍 竅 qiào hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem) syn 拗 ào (bound form) intractable / contrary / disobedient syn 沉疴 沉痾 chén kē chronic illness / (fig.) deep-rooted problem / longstanding issue syn 鸡犬升天 雞犬升天 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 syn 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom) / fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action syn 一走了之 yī zǒu liǎo zhī to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit 对症发药 對症發藥 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 救焚益薪 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 直捣黄龙 直搗黃龍 zhí dǎo huáng lóng lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem 船到桥门自会直 船到橋門自會直 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) 正问题 direct problem / forward problem / normal problem 死结难解 死結難解 sǐ jié nán jiě enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom) / thorny problem / intractable difficulty 逆定位问题 逆定位問題 nì dìng wèi wèn tí inverse positioning problem / inverse problem of positioning 正定位问题 正定位問題 direct positioning problem / direct problem of positioning 啎 wǔ obstinate, disobedient, intractable 按下葫芦浮起瓢 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up 困难在于 困難在於 kùn nán zài yú the problem is... 没问题 沒問題 méi wèn tí no problem 三体问题 三體問題 sān tǐ wèn tí three-body problem (mechanics) 世界性古老问题 世界性古老問題 shì jiè xìng gǔ lǎo wèn tí a problem as old as the world itself 严重问题 嚴重問題 yán zhòng wèn tí serious problem 造成问题 造成問題 zào chéng wèn tí to create an issue / to cause a problem 一人得道，鸡犬升天 一人得道，雞犬升天 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 一把钥匙开一把锁 一把鑰匙開一把鎖 yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) 一波未平，一波又起 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 仙药 仙藥 xiān yào legendary magic potion of immortals / panacea / fig. wonder solution to a problem 以药养医 以藥養醫 yǐ yào yǎng yī "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice 前门打虎，后门打狼 前門打虎，後門打狼 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 前门拒虎，后门进狼 前門拒虎，後門進狼 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 圪垯 gē da mound / knoll / swelling or lump on skin / pimple / knot / lump / preoccupation / problem 打蛇不死 dǎ shé bù sǐ beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom) / nip the problem in the bud 未解 wèi jiě unsolved (problem) 棘楚 jí chǔ thorny problem / troublesome affair 沉痼 chén gù chronic illness / fig. deeply entrenched problem syn 烫手山芋 燙手山芋 tàng shǒu shān yù hot potato / problem / trouble / headache 目无全牛 目無全牛 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 syn 旧病复发 舊病復發 jiù bìng fù fā old illness recurs (idiom) / a relapse / fig. to repeat an old error / the same old problem syn 船到桥门，自会直 船到橋門，自會直 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) 医药分离 醫藥分離 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] 钻牛角 鑽牛角 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 周转不灵 週轉不靈 zhōu zhuǎn bù líng to have a cash flow problem 全球联合解决问题和实施支助小组 Global Joint Problem-Solving and Implementation Support Team 世界毒品问题国际专题讨论会 International Symposium on the World Drug Problem 车队效应 convoy problem 东盟外长关于柬埔寨问题的联合声明 ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement on the Kampuchean Problem 全面解决塞浦路斯问题的协定基础 Basis for Agreement on a Comprehensive Settlement of the Cyprus Problem 区域应对行动计划 Regional Action Plan to Address the Growing Problem of Illicit Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Drug Abuse in West Africa / Regional Response Action Plan 索马里问题人道主义方面的巴哈达尔协定 索馬里問題人道主義方面的巴哈達爾協定 Bahir Dar Agreement on the Humanitarian Aspect of the Problem in Somalia / Bahir Dar Declaration 