复杂

fù zá

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. complicated
2. complex

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 简单 jiǎn dān 简单 jiǎn dān simple 用于描述事物不复杂: simple
• 简易 jiǎn yì 简易 jiǎn yì simple and easy 用于形容事物容易理解或操作: simple and easy

Related words

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• 复杂化 fù zá huà 复杂化 fù zá huà to complicate 使变得复杂: to complicate

Synonyms

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• 繁杂 fán zá 繁杂 fán zá many; diverse 强调头绪繁多，杂乱: many; diverse

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“情况”“问题”“关系”等名词搭配，如“情况很复杂”。

Common mistakes

“复杂”只形容事物本身，不可用于形容“我复杂”，应为“我感到困惑”。

Grammar

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Example Sentences

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这些问题很 复杂 ，不能一概而论。

These issues are very complex and cannot be lumped together.

这个问题很 复杂 ，我们需要找到它的核心。

This problem is complex; we need to find its core.

这个问题较为 复杂 。

This problem is relatively complicated.

这个问题极度 复杂 。

This problem is extremely complex.

这个系统很 复杂 。

This system is very complex.

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Words Containing 复杂

• 错综复杂 错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá: tangled and complicated (idiom)
• 复杂化 复杂化 fù zá huà: to complicate
• 复杂性 复杂性 fù zá xìng: complexity
• 复杂系统 复杂系统 fù zá xì tǒng: complex system
• 计算复杂性 计算复杂性 jì suàn fù zá xìng: computational complexity (math.)

Child Words of 复杂

• 杂 杂 zá: mixed
• 复 复 fù: to go and return