浩繁

Mandarin · pinyin hào fán

Meanings

  1. vast
  2. voluminous
  3. many and varied
  4. numerous
  5. extensive amount of
  6. exhaustive
  7. heavy (expenditure)
  8. arduous
  9. strenuous
  10. exhausting
  11. draining
  12. burdensome
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浩
hào · great, numerous, vast, abundant
繁
fán · complicated, complex, difficult
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4–2 · hao4 fan2

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hou6 faan4

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adj

  1. vast and enormous

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浩繁 · hao4 fan2
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Exact source record浩繁 浩繁 [hao4 fan2] /vast/voluminous/many and varied/numerous/extensive amount of/exhaustive/heavy (expenditure)/arduous/strenuous/exhausting/draining/burdensome/