纷 (fēn) — (bound form) numerous and varied; disorderly; (…

Definition

纷 is a bound form (不成词语素) that appears only in compound words. It carries two main meaning clusters: (1) 'many and varied; disorderly' — as in 纷纷 (numerous and in chaos), 纷繁 (numerous and complicated); (2) 'dispute, conflict' — as in 纷争 (dispute), 纠纷 (dispute, entanglement). As a bound form, it cannot stand alone; always use it with another morpheme.

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(bound form) numerous and varieddisorderly(bound form) disputeconflict

Examples

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Zhè chǎng fēn zhēng zhōngyú jiéshù le.
This dispute has finally ended.
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Chéngshì de shēnghuó fēn fán fùzá.
City life is numerous and complicated.
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Tā de sīxù hěn fēn luàn.
His thoughts are chaotic.

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