曲折

qū zhé

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. winding
2. (fig.) complicated

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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笔直

bǐ zhí

perfectly straight

形容道路、线条等不弯曲

Related words

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坎坷

kǎn kě

bumpy (of a road)

比喻人生或事情充满波折

Synonyms

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弯曲

wān qū

to bend

形容道路、线条等不直

蜿蜒

wān yán

(of a snake) to wriggle along

形容道路、河流等弯曲延伸

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“曲折”作形容词形容道路或线条时不能带宾语，如不能说“曲折了小路”，而应说“小路很曲折”。

Example Sentences

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这条路很曲折，开车要小心。

This road is very winding; drive carefully.

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Words Containing 曲折

盘旋曲折

pán xuán qū zhé

(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously

迂回曲折

yū huí qū zhé

meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere

Child Words of 曲折

to snap

to turn sth over

to break

bent

tune

曲折