complicated and trivial; detailed and bothersome
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
complicated and trivial; overelaborate; cumbersome
Used to describe tasks, procedures, rules, or details that are unnecessarily complex and tedious.
Bàn办
lǐ理
zhè这
xiē些
shǒu手
xù续
de的
guò过
chéng程
fēi非
cháng常
fán繁
suǒ琐
。
The process of handling these procedures is extremely cumbersome.
Zhè这
ge个
yóu游
xì戏
de的
guī规
zé则
tài太
fán繁
suǒ琐
le了
，
xīn新
shǒu手
hěn很
nán难
zhǎng掌
wò握
。
The rules of this game are too complicated, making it hard for beginners to grasp.
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Tā他
bù不
xǐ喜
huān欢
fán繁
suǒ琐
de的
shè社
jiāo交
lǐ礼
yí仪
。
He dislikes intricate social etiquette.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
xiě写
dé得
tài太
fán繁
suǒ琐
，
bù不
gòu够
jiǎn简
míng明
。
This report is written in an overly detailed and cumbersome way; it's not concise enough.
Wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
fán繁
suǒ琐
de的
liú流
chéng程
，
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
jiǎn简
huà化
cāo操
zuò作
。
To avoid the cumbersome process, we decided to simplify the operations.