Adj.circuitous; intricate; tortuous

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 曲折.
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Character Breakdown

曲折 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 曲折 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 曲折 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
zhé
neutral
very winding/twisted
Subject + Predicate
qíng
jié
zhé
neutral
complicated plot
dào
zhé
neutral
winding road
Verb + Objectwith经历
jīng
zhé
neutral
experience twists and turns
Idiomwith离奇
zhé
formalWritten
full of twists and turns

Example Sentences with 曲折

zhè
tiáo
hěn
zhé
This road is very winding.
tán
pàn
de
guò
chéng
suī
rán
zhé
dàn
zuì
zhōng
chéng
le
gòng
shí
Although the negotiation process was tortuous, a consensus was finally reached.
zhè
tiáo
tōng
wǎng
shān
dǐng
de
xiǎo
jìng
wèi
zhé
Why is this path to the mountaintop so circuitous?
de
rén
shēng
jīng
le
duō
zhé
His life has experienced many twists and turns.
de
jiě
shì
bìng
zhé
fǎn
ér
xiǎn
de
guò
jiǎn
dān
zhí
jiē
His explanation was not intricate; on the contrary, it seemed overly simple and direct.
jǐn
guǎn
qíng
jié
zhé
guān
zhòng
men
rán
bèi
zhè
chū
shēn
shēn
yǐn
Despite the intricate plot, the audience was still deeply captivated by this drama.
zhè
ge
shì
de
qíng
jié
zhǎn
fēi
cháng
zhé
ràng
rén
xiǎng
dào
The plot development of this story is very intricate and unexpected.
men
rào
guò
le
duàn
zhé
de
xiāng
jiān
xiǎo
jié
shěng
le
shǎo
shí
jiān
We bypassed that circuitous country road and saved a lot of time.