adjectivenounUpper-intermediate

complex

US

/ˈkɑːmpleks/

UK

/ˈkɒmpleks/

Meaning

Made of many connected parts, or involving ideas and details that are difficult to understand.

जिसमें कई जुड़े हुए हिस्से हों या जिसे समझना मुश्किल हो क्योंकि उसमें बहुत-सी बातें और बारीकियाँ शामिल हों।

Examples

“The machine has a complex design, so repairs take time.”

complex + nountechnology

“It is a complex issue with no easy solution.”

complex + nounproblem-solving

“The complexity of the tax rules confused many small-business owners.”

noun formformal

Useful patterns

a complex problem, system, or processbecome or get complextoo complex for someonecomplex enough to do something

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Word family

complexity(noun)
complexly(adverb)

Common collocations

complex problemcomplex systemcomplex processcomplex relationshipcomplex issuehighly complexincreasingly complex

Common mistakes

Not natural: This is a complexity problem.

Better: This is a complex problem.

Use the adjective complex before a noun; complexity is a noun meaning the state of being complex.

Noun से पहले adjective complex आता है। Complexity एक noun है, जिसका मतलब जटिलता होता है।

Not natural: The instructions are complexity.

Better: The instructions are complex.

After are, use the adjective complex to describe the instructions, not the noun complexity.

Instructions का वर्णन करने के लिए are के बाद adjective complex लगाएँ, noun complexity नहीं।

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Use complex for something with many connected parts or difficult details; complicated is a close, often more everyday alternative.

Complex का इस्तेमाल कई जुड़े हिस्सों या मुश्किल बारीकियों वाली चीज़ के लिए करें; complicated इसका क़रीबी और रोज़मर्रा का विकल्प है।

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What does complex usually mean when describing a system?

किसी system को complex कहने का आम तौर पर क्या मतलब है?