纠结

糾結

jiūjié

verb #10,788

Meanings

1 to be torn
2 to feel conflicted
3 to struggle mentally with
4 tangled

Characters

to tangle; to twist

Examples

我很纠结，不知道选哪个。

Wǒ hěn jiūjié, bù zhīdào xuǎn nǎge.

I'm really torn, I don't know which one to choose.

别纠结了，赶紧做决定吧。

Bié jiūjié le, gǎnjǐn zuò juédìng ba.

Stop overthinking it and make a decision already.

Tips

usage

纠结 is extremely common in modern spoken Chinese for 'to agonize over a decision / to overthink'. Its original meaning is 'tangled/intertwined'.

Stroke Order

纠 jiū

结 jié