繁多 (fán duō) — many and varied; of many different kinds | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Emphasizes great quantity and many types of something (kinds, choices, varieties). Compared to 繁杂, the focus is on abundance rather than disorder.

adjective

many and variedof many different kinds

Examples

繁多。
Zhè ge zhí wù yuán de huā zhǒng lèi fán duō.
This botanical garden has a wide variety of flowers.
，繁多。
Jié rì qī jiān, shāng chǎng de shāng pǐn fán duō.
During holidays, the goods in the mall are numerous and varied.
繁多，。
Tā miàn duì de xuǎn zé fán duō, hěn nán jué dìng.
He faced a wide variety of choices; it was hard to decide.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

繁fánabundant

繁 (abundant) and 多 (many) together mean numerous and varied.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

敏糸繁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

敏

敏mǐn繁fán

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

繁 pairs 敏, a sound part, with 糸, meaning silk.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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