波
折

Twists and turns in Chinese: 波折 (bō zhé)

bō zhé

twists and turns

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1twists and turns

Stroke order

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波
折

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄛ

bō

ㄅ/ bㄛ/ o—/ first tone

ㄓㄜˊ

zhé

ㄓ/ zhㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这件事经历了不少波折。

    zhè jiàn shì jīng lì le bù shǎo bō zhé。

    This matter went through many twists and turns.

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Related words

折

zhé

to break

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

波动

bō dòng

to undulate

波浪

bō làng

wave

奔波

bēn bō

to rush about

波及

bō jí

to spread to

波澜

bō lán

billows

波涛

bō tāo

great waves

存折

cún zhé

passbook

挫折

cuò zhé

setback

风波

fēng bō

disturbance

骨折

gǔ zhé

to suffer a fracture

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