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波折
波折 (bō zhé): Setback / obstacle (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
波 • bō • wave, ripple
bō
波
wave, ripple
折 • zhé • break; snap; lose money in business • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
zhé
折
break; snap; lose money in business
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 波折.
Words with
波
奔波
bēn bō
rush about; be on the go
波浪
bō làng
wave
波涛
bō tāo
great waves
波动
bō dòng
Fluctuation
波及
bō jí
affect / involve
波澜
bō lán
waves / billows
风波
fēng bō
Storm / Turbulence
微波炉
wēi bō lú
microwave oven
Words with
折
打折
dǎ zhé
to give a discount
折扣
zhé kòu
discount
周折
zhōu zhé
twists and turns; setbacks
折磨
zhé mó
cause suffering; torment; affliction
折腾
zhē teng
turn from side to side; toss about
挫折
cuò zhé
setback; frustration
曲折
qū zhé
circuitous; intricate; tortuous
转折
zhuǎn zhé
a turn in the course of events; transition
4.
How to Use 波折 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
with
人生
rén
人
shēng
生
bō
波
zhé
折
neutral
life's ups and downs
Verb + Object
chōng
充
mǎn
满
bō
波
zhé
折
neutral
Idiom
with
一
yī
一
bō
波
sān
三
zhé
折
5.
Example Sentences with 波折
tán
谈
pàn
判
guò
过
chéng
程
suī
虽
lì
历
jīng
经
full of twists and turns
jīng
经
lì
历
bō
波
zhé
折
neutral
experience twists and turns
formal
full of unexpected twists
bō
波
zhé
折
，
shuāng
双
fāng
方
zuì
最
zhōng
终
dá
达
chéng
成
le
了
gòng
共
shí
识
。
Although the negotiation process experienced setbacks, both parties eventually reached a consensus.
nǐ
你
de
的
rén
人
shēng
生
dào
道
lù
路
shang
上
nán
难
dào
道
jiù
就
méi
没
yǒu
有
yù
遇
dào
到
guò
过
rèn
任
hé
何
bō
波
zhé
折
ma
吗
？
Have you really never encountered any setbacks on your life's path?
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
yù
遇
dào
到
le
了
yī
一
xiē
些
bō
波
zhé
折
，
dàn
但
wǒ
我
men
们
zuì
最
zhōng
终
wán
完
chéng
成
le
了
。
This project encountered some setbacks, but we finally completed it.
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
yīn
因
shì
事
yè
业
shàng
上
de
的
bō
波
zhé
折
ér
而
dòng
动
yáo
摇
guò
过
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
xìn
信
niàn
念
。
He has never wavered in his beliefs because of setbacks in his career.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
yán
研
fā
发
guò
过
chéng
程
chōng
充
mǎn
满
bō
波
zhé
折
，
dàn
但
tuán
团
duì
队
píng
凭
jiè
借
yì
毅
lì
力
gōng
攻
kè
克
le
了
nán
难
guān
关
。
Although the R&D process was full of obstacles, the team overcame the difficulties with perseverance.
