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三头两绪 — Chinese Idiom

三头两绪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation or task that is complicated, confusing, and difficult to manage or sort out; disorganized and muddled”.

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三头两绪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

三头两绪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
三
sān3the number three
头
tóu5head
两
liǎng7two, a couple of
绪
xù11thread, clue, feeling, legacy

Example Sentence with 三头两绪

这个项目涉及的部门太多,任务更是三头两绪,让人一时理不清思路。
This project involves too many departments, and the tasks are so complicated and muddled that it's hard to sort out the thinking at once.

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Synonyms of 三头两绪

  • qiān千tóu头wàn万xù绪a multitude of complicated matters

More idioms starting with 三

  • sān三sān三liǎng两liǎng两in small groups
  • sān三sān三wǔ五wǔ五in small scattered groups
  • sān三sān三sì四sì四in small groups
  • sān三xià下wǔ五chú除èr二do something quickly and efficiently
  • sān三bù不niù拗liù六the minority cannot overrule the majority
  • sān三bù不zhī知utterly ignorant of something
  • sān三gè个chòu臭pí皮jiang匠,,hé合chéng成yí一gè个zhū诸gě葛liàng亮Collective wisdom is powerful
  • sān三gè个chòu臭pí皮jiang匠,,sài赛guò过zhū诸gě葛liàng亮Collective wisdom surpasses individual genius
  • sān三wǔ五chéng成qún群in small groups
  • sān三qīn亲liù六gù故relatives and old friends
  • sān三qīn亲liù六juàn眷all one's relatives
  • sān三qīn亲sì四juàn眷all one's relatives and kinsfolk

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What does 三头两绪 mean?

三头两绪 (sān tóu liǎng xù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation or task that is complicated, confusing, and difficult to manage or sort out; disorganized and muddled”.

How do you pronounce 三头两绪?

三头两绪 is pronounced sān tóu liǎng xù in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 三头两绪?

形容事务繁杂,不易弄清头绪。

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