周折

zhōu zhé

HSK 7–9

Meaning

指事情曲折、不顺利，或指反复折腾、麻烦。

Twists and turns; complications; trouble or inconvenience caused by delays or detours.

通常用于形容事情进行过程中遇到的各种阻碍或困难，需要付出额外努力才能解决。

Often used to describe various obstacles or difficulties encountered in the process of doing something, requiring extra effort to resolve.

1 他为了办理签证经历了不少周折。 (He went through quite a few twists and turns to get his visa.)
2 这个项目虽然经历了很多周折，但最终成功了。 (Although this project went through many twists and turns, it eventually succeeded.)
3 不必再去费那些周折了，直接找老板谈吧。 (There's no need to go through all that trouble; just go talk to the boss directly.)
4 他费尽周折才找到那本绝版书。 (He went to great lengths to find that out-of-print book.)
5 她为了赶上火车，不辞周折地换乘了三次地铁。 (She took three subway transfers without complaint just to catch the train.)

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