疑难杂症

疑難雜症

yínánzázhèng

idiom

Meanings

1 hard-to-diagnose medical cases (idiom)
2 difficult and complicated problems
3 knotty issues defying easy solution

Characters

doubt; suspicion

disease; symptom

Examples

这家医院专治疑难杂症。

Zhè jiā yīyuàn zhuān zhì yínánzázhèng.

This hospital specializes in hard-to-diagnose cases.

他擅长解决各种疑难杂症。

Tā shàncháng jiějué gè zhǒng yínánzázhèng.

He's good at solving all sorts of knotty problems.

这是电脑上的一个疑难杂症。

Zhè shì diànnǎo shàng de yī gè yínánzázhèng.

This is a tricky problem with the computer.

Tips

usage

Originally a medical term (疑 doubtful + 难 difficult + 杂 miscellaneous + 症 symptoms). Now extends freely to any stubborn technical, legal, or administrative problem. Very common in business IT and repair contexts — 'tricky edge cases.'

memory

Break into pairs: 疑难 (doubtful + difficult) + 杂症 (miscellaneous + symptoms). A symptom you can't easily pin down or classify.

Stroke Order

疑 yí

难 nán

杂 zá

症 zhèng