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繁多

fánduō

numerous and varied

A person chooses from a shelf of varied jars and boxes
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Characters in this word

繁 fán

Strokes
17
Radical
糸 — silk
Made of
敏 fast, quick 糸 silk
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 繁

多 duō

Strokes
6
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 夕 evening, night, dusk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 申请材料种类繁多,稍有遗漏就可能导致审批被退回。 Shēnqǐng cáiliào zhǒnglèi fánduō, shāo yǒu yílòu jiù kěnéng dǎozhì shěnpī bèi tuìhuí. The application materials are numerous and varied, and even a small omission may cause the approval request to be returned.
  • 超市里的商品种类繁多,我一时不知道买哪个好。 Chāoshì lǐ de shāngpǐn zhǒnglèi fánduō, wǒ yìshí bù zhīdào mǎi nǎ ge hǎo. The supermarket has such a wide variety of goods that I could not decide which to buy.
  • 中国菜的做法繁多,每个地方都有自己的特色。 Zhōngguó cài de zuòfǎ fánduō, měi ge dìfang dōu yǒu zìjǐ de tèsè. Chinese dishes are prepared in countless ways, and every region has its own character.

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