Writing
瓶颈 (píng jǐng) — how to say "bottleneck" in Chinese
瓶颈
Bottleneck
noun
Character composition
瓶
bottle
颈
neck
Radicals / Keys
瓦
Tile
#98 · wǎ · 5 strokes
頁
Leaf
#181 · yè · 9 strokes
Collocations
突破瓶颈
tū pò píng jǐng
to break through a bottleneck
发展瓶颈
fā zhǎn píng jǐng
development bottleneck
Examples
项目遇到了瓶颈，需要解决。
The project hit a bottleneck and needs to be resolved.
这是瓶颈。
This is a bottleneck.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "bottleneck" in Chinese?
"bottleneck" in Chinese is 瓶颈 (píng jǐng).
瓶颈 meaning in English
瓶颈 (píng jǐng) means "Bottleneck".
How is 瓶颈 pronounced?
It is pronounced píng jǐng (written as ping jing, pingjing). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "bottleneck" in Chinese characters?
It is written 瓶颈: 瓶 has 10 strokes, 颈 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 瓶颈?
瓶颈 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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