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周折
zhōuzhé
1. twists and turns
2. vicissitude
3. complication
4. difficulty
5. effort
6. CL:[[番<fān>]]
HSK 6 Uncommon • Top 98%

Character Breakdown

周
zhōu
Zhou dynasty; circumference
HSK 3 8 丶
折
zhé
to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (1)

费周折
fèizhōuzhé
to spend (much) effort

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
82,445 of 84,292