瓶颈

HSK 7-9

píngjǐng

bottleneck; chokepoint (fig.)

(fig.) bottleneck; problem that impedes progress

项目遇到了瓶颈。

xiàngmù yuè jiàn le píngjǐng.

The project has hit a bottleneck.

这是公司发展的瓶颈。

zhè shì gōngsī fāzhǎn de píngjǐng.

This is a bottleneck for the company's development.