纵横交错 zònghéngjiāocuò crisscross

Explanation

形容许多事物交叉在一起，也形容情况复杂。

Describes many things crossing each other, and also describes complex situations.

Origin Story

在一个古老的城市里，有一座宏伟的宫殿，宫殿内道路纵横交错，宛如一座迷宫。宫殿中住着一位睿智的国王，他为了考验前来求职的能臣，设计了一场特殊的考试。考试内容便是穿越宫殿内的迷宫，找到他预先藏好的宝物。许多求职者都因为宫殿内道路的复杂而迷失方向，最终未能完成考试。只有一位年轻的学者，他沉着冷静，凭借着自己敏锐的观察力和缜密的逻辑思维，最终找到了宝物，得到了国王的赏识，成为了国家的栋梁之才。这个故事说明了，即使面对复杂的情况，只要保持冷静的头脑，运用智慧，就能化解困难，最终获得成功。

zài yīgè gǔlǎo de chéngshì lǐ, yǒu yī zuò hóngwěi de gōngdiàn, gōngdiàn nèi dàolù zònghéngjiāocuò, wǎn rú yī zuò mígōng. gōngdiàn zhōng zhù zhe yī wèi ruìzhì de guówáng, tā wèile kǎoyàn qǐng lái qiú zhí de néngchén, shèjì le yī chǎng tèshū de kǎoshì. kǎoshì nèiróng biàn shì chuānyuè gōngdiàn nèi de mígōng, zhǎodào tā yùxiān cáng hǎo de bǎowù. xǔduō qiú zhí zhě dōu yīnwèi gōngdiàn nèi dàolù de fùzá ér mísī fāngxiàng, zuìzhōng wèi néng wánchéng kǎoshì. zhǐyǒu yī wèi niánqīng de xuézhě, tā chénzhuó lěngjìng, píngjiè zhe zìjǐ mǐnruì de guāncchá lì hé zhěn mì de luójí sīwéi, zuìzhōng zhǎodào le bǎowù, dédào le guówáng de shǎngshí, chéngwéi le guójiā de dòngliáng zhī cái. zhège gùshì shuōmíng le, jíshǐ miàn duì fùzá de qíngkuàng, zhǐyào bǎochí lěngjìng de tóunǎo, yùnyòng zhìhuì, jiù néng huàjiě kùnnán, zuìzhōng huòdé chénggōng.

In an ancient city, there was a magnificent palace with roads crisscrossing like a maze. The wise king who lived there devised a special test for those who sought a position in his kingdom. The task was to navigate the maze within the palace and find a treasure he had hidden beforehand. Many applicants got lost due to the complexity of the palace's layout and failed to complete the test. Only a young scholar, calm and collected, used his keen observation and logical thinking to find the treasure. He was praised by the king and became an important official in the kingdom. This story shows that even in complex situations, with a cool head and wisdom, one can overcome difficulties and ultimately succeed.

Usage

常用来形容道路、线路、情况等交叉复杂的状态。

cháng yòng lái xíngróng dàolù, xiànlù, qíngkuàng děng jiāocà fùzá de zhuàngtài

Often used to describe the state of intersecting and complex roads, lines, and situations.

Examples

• 城市的道路纵横交错，交通十分拥挤。

  chéngshì de dàolù zònghéngjiāocuò, jiāotōng shífēn yōngjǐ

  The city's roads crisscross, and traffic is very congested.

• 他的思路纵横交错，令人难以捉摸。

  tā de sīlù zònghéngjiāocuò, lìng rén nán yǐ zhuōmō

  His ideas are intertwined and difficult to grasp

Related Idioms

• 错综复杂

• 盘根错节

Opposite Idioms

• 井然有序

• 有条不紊