How to say “complicated” in Chinese

复杂
fùzá

complicated

adjective · HSK 4 · topic “In class”

“Complicated” in Chinese is 复杂, fù zá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

复杂 is read fù zá: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
zá — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

复
fù — again; repeat
杂
zá — mixed, various

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “复杂”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 复杂. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 现在的情况很复杂xiànzàideqíngkuànghěnfùzáThe situation is complicated right now.
  • 人的大脑非常复杂réndedànǎofēichángfùzáThe human brain is very complex.
  • 办理签证的流程很复杂bànlǐqiānzhèngdeliúchénghěnfùzáThe visa application process is very complicated.
  • 他喜欢把复杂的问题简单化。tāxǐhuanbǎfùzádewèntíjiǎndānhuàHe likes to simplify complicated issues.
  • 这件事本身并不复杂zhèjiànshìběnshēnbìngbúfùzáThis matter in itself isn't complicated at all.
  • 这一带地形复杂zhèyídàidìxíngfùzáThe terrain around here is complex.

More words from the lesson “Knowledge and difficulties”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “complicated” in Chinese?

“Complicated” in Chinese is 复杂, pinyin fùzá.

What does 复杂 mean?

复杂 (fùzá) means “complicated”.

How do you write 复杂?

复杂 is 2 characters: 复 (fù) — again; repeat; 杂 (zá) — mixed, various. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 复杂?

复杂 is read fùzá. Tones: fù — fourth tone, zá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“complicated” in the lesson “Knowledge and difficulties”

This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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