verbose; complicated; miscellaneous
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
verbose and complicated; overelaborate; full of trivial details
Describes procedures, paperwork, or affairs that are unnecessarily complex, lengthy, or filled with trivial details. Often carries a negative connotation implying inefficiency.
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
bèi被
rǒng冗
fán繁
de的
suǒ琐
shì事
tuō拖
zhù住
le了
tuǐ腿
。
He was tied down by complicated trivial matters all day long.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
nèi内
róng容
rǒng冗
fán繁
，
xū需
yào要
jīng精
jiǎn简
。
This report is overly verbose and complicated; it needs to be streamlined.
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Rǒng冗
fán繁
de的
shǒu手
xù续
ràng让
rén人
tóu头
téng疼
。
The complicated procedures give people headaches.