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横生枝节

héngshēngzhījié

Traditional: 橫生枝節

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

Character Breakdown

横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1
枝
zhī
branches, limbs; to branch off
HSK 6
节
jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
HSK 3

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