Chinese word

瓶颈

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng jǐng

Meaning

  • nounbottleneck

Example

我们的生产出现了瓶颈，交付延迟。wǒ men de shēng chǎn chū xiàn le píng jǐng jiāo fù yán chí

Our production is facing a bottleneck, so delivery is delayed.

Illustration for 瓶颈 (bottleneck)

More examples

项目在推进过程中遇到瓶颈，需要调整资源。xiàng mù zài tuī jìn guò chéng zhōng yù dào píng jǐng xū yào tiáo zhěng zī yuán

The project encountered a bottleneck as it moved forward, so its resources need to be adjusted.

Core concept

A narrow point in a larger flow that holds back everything behind it.

Common phrases

  • 出现瓶颈chū xiàn píng jǐng

    encounter a bottleneck

  • 突破瓶颈tū pò píng jǐng

    overcome a bottleneck

  • 瓶颈问题píng jǐng wèn tí

    bottleneck problem

  • 瓶颈期píng jǐng qī

    bottleneck period

Similar words

障碍zhàng ài: A specific obstacle or condition that gets in the way of progress or action.
阻碍zǔ ài: A factor that gets in the way and slows down an action or development.
限制xiàn zhì: A set boundary or condition that controls movement, activity, or quantity.
阻塞zǔ sè: A state or place where a passage or flow is clogged and cannot move forward.

Definition in Chinese

指在某一流程或体系中，由于某个环节容量或效率低下而限制整体进度或产出的关键位置。zhǐ zài mǒu yì liú chéng huò tǐ xì zhōng yóu yú mǒu gè huán jié róng liàng huò xiào lǜ dī xià ér xiàn zhì zhéng tǐ jìn dù huò chǎn chū de guān jiàn wèi zhì

Word origin

瓶 (píng, "bottle") + 颈 (jǐng, "neck") names the narrow part of a bottle, which becomes a natural image for one restricted point that limits a whole process.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the word often describes a slow stage in work or production rather than a physical neck, so identifying the blocked stage makes the discussion more precise.

Other meanings

  • necknoun

Related words

  • 瓶颈期píng jǐng qībottleneck periodnoun
  • 瓶颈效应píng jǐng xiào yìngbottleneck effectnoun

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