千头万绪 (qiān tóu wàn xù) — a multitude of loose ends; extremely complicated and confusing

Definition

Examples

• 这个项目千头万绪，需要慢慢来。
  Zhè ge xiàng mù qiān tóu wàn xù, xū yào màn màn lái.
  This project is extremely complicated with many loose ends; we need to take it slowly.
• 刚到公司的时候，千头万绪，我根本不知道从哪里开始。
  Gāng dào gōng sī de shí hou, qiān tóu wàn xù, wǒ gēn běn bù zhī dào cóng nǎ lǐ kāi shǐ.
  When I first arrived at the company, there were so many complicated tasks that I had no idea where to start.
• 面对千头万绪的局面，他一步步梳理清楚。
  Miàn duì qiān tóu wàn xù de jú miàn, tā yí bù bù shū lǐ qīng chǔ.
  Facing an extremely complicated situation, he sorted it out step by step.