错综复杂 (cuò zōng fù zá) — (idiom) tangled and complicated; intricate and messy
Definition
Idiom for something intricately tangled in many directions at once — situations, relationships, or plots where multiple threads cross. Stronger and more literary than simply 复杂.
idiom
tangled and complicatedintricate and messy
Examples
- 错综复杂，。Zhè jiàn shì cuò zōng fù zá, hěn nán zài duǎn shí jiān nèi jiě jué.This matter is tangled and complicated, very hard to resolve in a short time.
- 错综复杂，。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō de qíng jié cuò zōng fù zá, dú zhě xū yào zǐ xì yuè dú cái néng lǐ qīng xiàn suǒ.The plot of this novel is intricate and messy; readers need to read carefully to sort out the threads.
- 错综复杂，。Tā men zhī jiān de guān xì cuò zōng fù zá, wài rén hěn nán zhēn zhèng lǐ jiě.The relationship between them is tangled and complicated; outsiders find it hard to truly understand.
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