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横生枝节
橫生枝節
héngshēngzhījié
1. to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

Character Breakdown

横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6 15 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶
枝
zhī
branches, limbs; to branch off
HSK 6 8 丶
节
jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
HSK 3 5 丶

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