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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.
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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