烦琐 (煩瑣)
fán suǒ
Pinyin

Definition

烦琐 (煩瑣)
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fán suǒ
  1. tedious
  2. convoluted
  3. fiddly
  4. pedantic

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

烦
fán
  1. 1 to feel vexed
  2. 2 to bother
  3. 3 to trouble
  4. 4 superfluous and confusing
  5. 5 edgy
烦恼
fán nǎo
  1. 1 to be worried
  2. 2 to be distressed
  3. 3 worries
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
厌烦
yàn fán
  1. 1 bored
  2. 2 fed up with sth
  3. 3 sick of sth
心烦
xīn fán
  1. 1 to feel agitated
  2. 2 to be troubled
  3. 3 to be annoyed
  4. 4 an upset or distraction

Idioms (5)

不厌其烦
bù yàn qí fán
  1. 1 not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to take great pains
  3. 3 to be very patient
心烦意乱
xīn fán yì luàn
  1. 1 lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety
心烦气躁
xīn fán qì zào
  1. 1 agitated
  2. 2 annoyed (idiom)
眼不见，心不烦
yǎn bù jiàn , xīn bù fán
  1. 1 what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
自寻烦恼
zì xún fán nǎo
  1. 1 to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不过有时离婚也没想象中的那么简单，要面对很多实际困难。比如财产分割、抚养孩子，都是很烦琐又很难解决的问题。
bùguò yǒushí líhūn yě méi xiǎngxiàng zhōng de nàme jiǎndān ，yào miànduì hěn duō shíjì kùnnan 。bǐrú cáichǎn fēngē 、fǔyǎng háizi ，dōu shì hěn fánsuǒ yòu hěn nán jiějué de wèntí 。
But sometimes, divorce isn't as simple as we think. You have to face a lot of real hardships, such as splitting up the property, alimony-- they're all really tricky and hard-to-solve problems.
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