Definition & Meaning

2.swelling on the skin; pimple; lump

3.unease; knot (in one's mind)

4.a stone; mound; knoll

5.troublesome; trouble; (same as 疙疸)

Word usage

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疙 瘩

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1
n.lump; knot
- xiàn yǐ jīng jié chéng gē da le
  线已经结成疙瘩了。
  The thread has got tangled.
- miàn gē da hěn hǎo chī
  面疙瘩很好吃。
  The gnocchi is delicious.
- bǎ zhè ge máo xiàn gē da jiě kāi
  把这个毛线疙瘩解开。
  Untie this knot of wool.
2
n.swelling on the skin; pimple; lump
- zhǎng mǎn gē da de liǎn
  长满疙瘩的脸
  face covered with pimples
- liǎn shang yǒu liǎng gè gē da
  脸上有两个疙瘩。
  There are two bumps on the face.
- tuǐ shang yǒu gè gē da
  腿上有个疙瘩
  a lump on the leg
synonym
yì da屹瘩
3
n.metaunease; knot (in one's mind)
- jiě kāi gē da
  解开疙瘩
  dispel the misunderstanding
- xīn li de yī gè gē da
  心里的一个疙瘩
  a knot in heart
- sī xiǎng gē da
  思想疙瘩
  burden from one's mind
4
measure worddiala stone; mound; knoll
- sān dà gē da shí tou
  三大疙瘩石头
  three big stones
- yī gē da gāo
  一疙瘩糕
  a cake
synonym
kuài块
5
adj.dialtroublesome; trouble; (same as 疙疸)

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Reduplication
"疙瘩" can be reduplicated, for example: "疙疙瘩瘩".
- 路上净是石头子儿，疙疙瘩瘩的，不好走。
  The road was so gravelly and bumpy that I almost stumbled.
common measure word
"疙瘩" is often matched with measure word "个"or"片"or"团".
- 一个疙瘩
  one swelling on the skin
- 一片疙瘩
  one swelling on the skin
- 一团疙瘩
  one swelling on the skin

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