參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò

DEFINITIONS

  1. uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
  2. in a tangled mess

CHARACTERS

參 cēn take part in, intervene; ginseng
差 cī
HSK 3
to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
錯 cuò error, blunder, mistake, wrong
落 luò
HSK 4
fall, drop; net income, surplus