circuitous; intricate; tortuous (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
粬摺
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他的生活经历充满了曲折和挑战。 tā de shēnghuó jīnglì chōngmǎnle qūzhé hé tiǎozhàn. - His life experiences are full of twists and challenges.
这条河流蜿蜒曲折，非常美丽。 zhè tiáo héliú wānyán qūzhé, fēicháng měilì. - The river winds and twists, it is very beautiful.
他的人生经历非常曲折，但他始终坚持自己的梦想。 tā de rénshēng jīnglì fēicháng qūzhé, dàn tā shǐzhōng jiānchí zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng. - His life has been very eventful, but he has always persisted in his dreams.
这段旅程经历了许多曲折和挑战。 zhè duàn lǚchéng jīnglìle xǔduō qūzhé hé tiǎozhàn. - This journey has gone through many twists and challenges.
他们的友谊经历了一些曲折，但最终变得更加坚固。 tāmen de yǒuyì jīnglìle yīxiē qūzhé, dàn zuìzhōng biàn dé gèngjiā jiāngù. - Their friendship has experienced some twists and turns, but ultimately became stronger.
Characters
折 zhé - break; snap; lose money in business | HSK 6
曲 qǔ - to bend, to bow; bent, curved; unjust; bend (of a river); remote area; leaven, yeast |