错
综
复
杂

Tangled and complicated (idiom) in Chinese: 错综复杂 (cuò zōng fù zá)

cuò zōng fù zá

tangled and complicated (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 錯綜複雜1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1tangled and complicated (idiom)

Stroke order

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错
综
复
杂

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄘㄨㄛˋ

cuò

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄨㄥ

zōng

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄚˊ

zá

ㄗ/ zㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

错综复杂

Simplified

錯綜複雜

Traditional

Example sentences

See 错综复杂 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这件事情的关系错综复杂。

    zhè jiàn shì qíng de guān xì cuò zōng fù zá。

    The relationships in this matter are intricate and complicated.

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Related words

错

cuò

mistake

杂

zá

mixed

复习

fù xí

to review

复印

fù yìn

to photocopy

复杂

fù zá

complicated

杂志

zá zhì

magazine

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

反复

fǎn fù

repeatedly

复制

fù zhì

to duplicate

恢复

huī fù

to reinstate

重复

chóng fù

to repeat

综合

zōng hé

comprehensive

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