(fù zá) - complicated, complex in Mandarin
fùzáTraditional: 複雜
Translation
complicated, complex
Word origin
A compound of 复 (fù, repeated, manifold) and 杂 (zá, mixed, miscellaneous), conveying the sense of many things tangled together.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 复 (fù, manifold) + 杂 (zá, mixed)
Stroke order
复
杂
Examples
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This problem is very complicated.
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The relationship between them is complicated.
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Do not make things out to be more complex than they are.
套构。
The structure of this machine is rather complex.
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Her feelings were very mixed.
复杂 (fùzá) means complicated or complex, the opposite of 简单 (simple). It describes problems, relationships, structures, and states of mind.
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