节外生枝 Traditional 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī 🔊 new problems arise unexpectedly + Keep this word Meanings jié wài shēng zhī 節外生枝 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly Its characters 节jiéjoint; nodeHSK 3外wàioutsideHSK 1生shēngto growHSK 4枝zhībranchHSK 6