复杂化 (fù zá huà) — to complicate, to make complicated

Definition

A verb meaning 'to make something complicated', built from the adjective 复杂 ('complicated') plus the -化 suffix, which turns it into a transitive verb of change. It highlights the act of worsening or increasing complexity, not the state itself.

verb
to complicateto make complicated

Examples

  • 复杂化
    Qǐng bú yào fù zá huà zhè ge wèn tí.
    Please don't complicate this issue.
  • 复杂化
    Tā men fù zá huà le zhěng gè liú chéng.
    They complicated the entire process.
  • 复杂化
    Zhè ge jué dìng fù zá huà le wǒ men de guān xì.
    This decision complicated our relationship.

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