繁杂 (fán zá) — complicated and tedious; cumbersome; messy and diverse
Definition
繁杂 stresses both complexity and tedious messiness — more disorderly and burdensome than 复杂 ('just complicated'). Compared to 多样 (neutral 'varied/diverse'), 繁杂 carries a negative tone of too many things piled together.
adjective
complicated and tediouscumbersomemessy and diverse
Examples
- 繁杂。Zhè xiē fán zá de shǒu xù ràng wǒ hěn tóu téng.These cumbersome procedures give me a headache.
- 繁杂。Tā měi tiān dōu yào chǔ lǐ fán zá de bào biǎo.He has to deal with messy reports every day.
- 繁杂，。Zhè ge xiàng mù tài fán zá le, xū yào chóng xīn guī huà.This project is too complicated and needs to be re-planned.
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