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五花八门

Word · AdjectiveTraditional五花八門

multifarious; kaleidoscopic

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

multifarious; wide variety; diverse and numerous

Describes a situation where things are of many kinds, complex, and varied.

Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
shāng商
pǐn品
wǔ五
huā花
bā八
mén门
 ,
ràng让
rén人
yǎn眼
huā花
liáo缭
luàn乱
 。

The goods on the market are multifarious and dazzling.

Zhè这
cì次
zhǎn展
lǎn览
zhǎn展
chū出
de的
yì艺
shù术
pǐn品
wǔ五
huā花
bā八
mén门
 ,
yīng应
yǒu有
jìn尽
yǒu有
 。

The artworks displayed at this exhibition are of a wide variety, covering everything you can imagine.

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Rén人
men们
duì对
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
wǔ五
huā花
bā八
mén门
 ,
hěn很
nán难
tǒng统
yī一
 。

People's opinions on this issue are diverse and hard to unify.

2.

adjective

kaleidoscopic; constantly changing; full of changes

Emphasizes rapid and unpredictable changes, often in a dynamic situation.

Jú局
shì势
biàn变
huà化
de得
wǔ五
huā花
bā八
mén门
 ,
lìng令
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
yù预
cè测
 。

The situation is changing kaleidoscopically, making it hard to predict.

Tā他
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
zǒng总
shì是
wǔ五
huā花
bā八
mén门
 ,
yī一
huì会
er儿
yī一
gè个
zhǔ主
yì意
 。

His ideas are always changing rapidly, one after another.