What 曲折 means
- Winding†
- (fig.) complicated†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 曲折, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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曲折 in a sentence
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Questions about 曲折
What does 曲折 mean in English?
曲折 is pronounced qūzhé and means Winding, (fig.) complicated †.
How do you pronounce 曲折?
曲折 is qūzhé in pinyin — written quzhe without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 曲折?
曲折 is written with 2 characters: 曲 (qū / qǔ) Bent (wrong - crooked - leaven); Tune (song), 折 (shé / zhé / zhē) Break (snap - lose money); Break (lose - fold - to turn). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
Is 曲折 an HSK word?
Yes — 曲折 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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