简单 簡單 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated syn 复杂 複雜 fù zá complicated / complex syn 混乱 混亂 hùn luàn confused / chaotic / disorderly syn 糊涂 糊塗 hú tu muddled / silly / confused syn 困惑 kùn huò bewildered / perplexed / confused / difficult problem / perplexity syn 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy syn 纠结 糾結 jiū jié to intertwine / to band together (with) / to link up (with) / twisted / tangled / confused / to be at a loss / to struggle (mentally) with (sth) / to overthink syn 混沌 hùn dùn primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused / chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed / simple-minded syn 纷纷 紛紛 fēn fēn one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / diverse / in profusion / numerous and confused / pell-mell syn 晕头转向 暈頭轉向 yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng confused and disoriented syn 曲折 qū zhé winding / (fig.) complicated syn 混战 混戰 hùn zhàn chaotic warfare / confused fighting / melee / to join in such fighting syn 乱麻 亂麻 luàn má lit. tangled skein / in a tremendous muddle / confused 错综复杂 錯綜複雜 cuò zōng fù zá tangled and complicated (idiom) syn 繁琐 繁瑣 fán suǒ many and complicated / mired in minor details syn 复杂化 複雜化 fù zá huà to complicate / to become complicated 并发 併發 bìng fā to happen simultaneously / (medicine) (of one disease) to be complicated by (another) / (of another disease) to erupt simultaneously / (computing) concurrent syn 繁复 繁複 fán fù complicated syn 疑难 疑難 yí nán hard to understand / difficult to deal with / knotty / complicated syn 懵懂 měng dǒng confused / ignorant syn 故弄玄虚 故弄玄虛 gù nòng xuán xū deliberately mystifying / to make sth unnecessarily complicated syn 千头万绪 千頭萬緒 qiān tóu wàn xù plethora of things to tackle / multitude of loose ends / very complicated / chaotic syn 纷繁 紛繁 fēn fán numerous and complicated syn 羊肠小道 羊腸小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) / narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job syn 惶惑 huáng huò anxious and perplexed / uneasy and confused / suspicious and fearful syn 庞杂 龐雜 páng zá complex / complicated / many and varied syn 恍然 huǎng rán suddenly (perceive) / confused / vague / distracted syn 云云 yún yún and so on / so and so / many and confused syn 纷纭 紛紜 fēn yún diverse and muddled / many and confused syn 昏乱 昏亂 hūn luàn dazed / confused / fuddled syn 不简单 不簡單 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous syn 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 神志不清 shén zhì bù qīng to be delirious / to be mentally confused 心乱如麻 心亂如麻 xīn luàn rú má one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom) / confused / disconcerted / upset syn 繁简 繁簡 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters 懵懵懂懂 měng měng dǒng dǒng confused / ignorant 宋史 sòng shǐ History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls / (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1]) 晕菜 暈菜 yūn cài (dialect) to get confused / to be dumbfounded / to get dizzy 纷杂 紛雜 fēn zá numerous and confused / in a mess 错综 錯綜 cuò zōng intricate / complicated / tangled / involved / to synthesize syn 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom) / complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties syn 艰深 艱深 jiān shēn abstruse / complicated syn 二十四史 èr shí sì shǐ the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century / fig. a long and complicated story 颠三倒四 顛三倒四 diān sān dǎo sì confused / disorderly / incoherent syn 鼎沸 dǐng fèi a confused noise / a racket syn 缭乱 繚亂 liáo luàn dazzled / confused syn 昏头昏脑 昏頭昏腦 hūn tóu hūn nǎo confused / dizzy / fainting syn 乱 亂 luàn in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary syn 迷 mí to bewilder / crazy about / fan / enthusiast / lost / confused syn 晕 暈 yūn confused / dizzy / giddy / to faint / to swoon / to lose consciousness / to pass out syn 暗 闇 àn (literary) to close (a door) / to eclipse / confused / ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]) / dark (variant of 暗[an4]) syn 一言难尽 一言難盡 yī yán nán jìn hard to explain in a few words (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 纷 紛 fēn numerous / confused / disorderly syn 繁 fán complicated / many / in great numbers / abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters syn 荧 熒 yíng a glimmer / glimmering / twinkling / fluorescence / phosphorescence / perplexed / dazzled and confused / planet Mars (arch.) 茫 máng vast, with no clear boundary / fig. hazy / indistinct / unclear / confused 攘攘 rǎng rǎng disorderly / confused / chaotic 宋书 宋書 sòng shū History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen3 Yue1] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls / (not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3]) 紊 wěn involved / tangled / disorderly / confused / chaotic / Taiwan pr. [wen4] syn 紊 wèn involved / tangled / disorderly / confused / chaotic / Taiwan pr. wen4 syn 淆 xiáo confused and disorderly / mixed / Taiwan pr. [yao2] 纭 紜 yún confused / numerous 汩 gǔ confused / extinguished / (onom.) used in 汩汩[gu3 gu3] 愦 憒 kuì confused / troubled 棼 fén beams in roof / confused 心慌意乱 心慌意亂 xīn huāng yì luàn confused / rattled / flustered syn 轕 gé confused / disorderly 大题小作 大題小作 dà tí xiǎo zuò to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter 旬输月送 旬輸月送 xún shū yuè sòng pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom) / incessant and ever more complicated demands 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé meandering and circuitous (idiom) / complicated developments that never get anywhere / going around in circles 爽然若失 shuǎng rán ruò shī at a loss / confused / not know what to do next 众说纷揉 眾說紛揉 zhòng shuō fēn róu lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom) / opinions differ / controversial matters 稠浊 稠濁 chóu zhuó numerous and confused / forming a confused mass 烦冗 煩冗 fán rǒng diverse and complicated (of one's affairs) / prolix (of speech, writing etc) syn 脱裤子放屁 脫褲子放屁 tuō kù zi fàng pì lit. to take off trousers to fart / fig. to do something absolutely unnecessary / fig. to make things too complicated 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān - bā guǎi (idiom) twisting and turning / (idiom) tricky and complicated 犯浑 犯渾 fàn hún confused / mixed up / muddled up / befuddled 惛 hūn confused / forgetful / silly 慁 hùn confused / dishonor 一头雾水 一頭霧水 yī tóu wù shuǐ to be confused / to be baffled 七荤八素 七葷八素 qī hūn bā sù confused / distracted 丢轮扯炮 丟輪扯砲 diū lún chě pào (idiom) flustered / confused 冗杂 冗雜 rǒng zá many and varied / confused syn 囒 lán confused chatter / incomprehensible babble / variant of 讕|谰, to accuse unjustly 囒哰 lán láo confused talk 浑茫 渾茫 hún máng the dark ages before civilization / limitless reaches / vague and confused 爽然 shuǎng rán open and happy / carefree / at a loss / confused 猖猖狂狂 chāng chāng kuáng kuáng wild / hurried and confused / hell-for-leather 眩耀 xuàn yào giddy / confused / variant of 炫耀[xuan4yao4] 蒙头转向 矇頭轉向 mēng tóu zhuǎn xiàng to lose one's bearings / utterly confused syn 糊糊涂涂 糊糊塗塗 hú hu tú tu confused / muddled / stupid / dumb 芜驳 蕪駁 wú bó disorderly / mixed-up / confused 要晕 要暈 yāo yūn confused / dazed 鬼摸脑壳 鬼摸腦殻 guǐ mō nǎo ké (idiom) muddled / momentarily confused 找不着北 找不著北 zhǎo bu zháo běi to be confused and disoriented 悖乱 悖亂 bèi luàn to rebel / sedition / to delude / confused 蒙圈 mēng quān (Internet slang) dazed / confused 方寸已乱 方寸已亂 fāng cùn yǐ luàn (idiom) confused / troubled / bewildered syn 