No. 4,678 in Chinese
瓶颈
"Bottleneck" – a point of congestion or obstruction.
In a sentence
这个项目的发展遇到了瓶颈,团队正在寻找解决方法。
The development of this project has encountered a bottleneck, and the team is searching for solutions.
In this sentence, '瓶颈' is used metaphorically to describe a significant obstacle or limitation that is hindering the progress of the project.
高峰时段交通总是一个瓶颈,导致出行时间延长。
Traffic during peak hours is always a bottleneck, causing extended travel times.
Here, '瓶颈' refers to a physical or situational limitation, specifically indicating the heavy traffic congestion that slows down movement.
为了提高生产效率,我们需要解决工序中的瓶颈。
To improve production efficiency, we need to address the bottleneck in the process.
In this example, '瓶颈' is used to illustrate a point in a workflow or process where throughput is restricted or slowed down, thereby lowering efficiency.
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