横生枝节 Traditional 橫生枝節 héng shēng zhī jié 🔊 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings héng shēng zhī jié 橫生枝節 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) Its characters 横hénghorizontalHSK 6生shēngto growHSK 4枝zhībranchHSK 6节jiéjoint; nodeHSK 3