横生枝节 héng shēng zhī jié

DEFINITIONS

  1. to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

CHARACTERS

横 héng
HSK 6
across
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
枝 zhī
HSK 6
branches, limbs; branch off
节 jié
HSK 3
knot, node, joint; section