繁杂 fánzá many
many; diverse
How to remember 繁杂: 繁 complex + 杂 mixed = many.
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How it is used
- Numerous and messy/miscellaneous - 事务繁杂 (shìwù fánzá) many and sundry affairs; 手续繁杂 cumbersome procedures.
- Slightly negative: so many and tangled they're hard to handle.
- Distinguish from 繁多 (many kinds, neutral): 繁杂 adds the sense of jumbled complexity.