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千头万绪 (qiān tóu wàn xù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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千头万绪 (qiān tóu wàn xù): Describes a complex situation with many intertwined elements or starting points (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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千 • qiān • thousand • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

qiān千

thousand

头 • tóu • head; top, end; first • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

tóu头

head; top, end; first

万 • wàn • ten thousand • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

wàn万

ten thousand

绪 • xù • thread end; beginning, clue

xù绪

thread end; beginning, clue

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Pinyinqiān tóu wàn xù

MeaningDescribes a complex situation with many intertwined elements or starting points, making it difficult to know where to begin.

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More common words that include characters from 千头万绪.

Words with 千

千万qiān wànten million
千克qiān kèkilogram
千家万户qiān jiā wàn hùevery family (idiom)
千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìmake every attempt to; use every means to
成千上万chéng qiān shàng wànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
千军万马qiān jūn wàn mǎthousands of soldiers and horses / a formidable army
千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàever-changing / myriad changes
千姿百态qiān zī bǎi tàivarious forms

Words with 头

头发tóu fahair
头痛tóu tòngheadache; to have a headache
抬头tái tóuto raise one's head
点头diǎn tóuto nod

Words with 万

千万qiān wànten million
万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance
万分wàn fēnvery much; extremely
万物wàn wùall things; everything in nature

Words with 绪

情绪qíng xùmood; sentiments; feeling
就绪jiù xùbe ready
思绪sī xùthoughts
头绪tóu xùclue; main thread

低头

dī tóu

to bow the head

木头mù touwood; log; timber

石头shí tourock; stone

里头lǐ touinside

千家万户

qiān jiā wàn hù

every family (idiom)

成千上万chéng qiān shàng wànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers

万万wàn wànAbsolutely

万能wàn néngAlmighty

情绪化

qíng xù huà

emotional; moody

闹情绪nào qíng xùthrow a tantrum

万绪千头wàn xù qiān tóuA multitude of complex and tangled matters; a situation with many beginnings and complications.

心绪恍惚xīn xù huǎng hūTo be in a state of mental confusion or distraction; unable to think clearly or concentrate.

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Example Sentences with 千头万绪

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

qiān千

tóu头

wàn万

xù绪

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

xiān先

zhì制

dìng定

yí一

gè个

xiáng详

xì细

de的

jì计

huà划

。

This project is extremely complex with many intertwined aspects; we need to make a detailed plan first.

miàn面

duì对

qiān千

tóu头

wàn万

xù绪

de的

gōng工

zuò

作

，

tā他

gǎn感

dào到

yǒu有

xiē些

bù不

zhī知

suǒ所

cuò措

。

Faced with a myriad of tangled tasks, he felt at a loss.