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迂回曲折

yūhuíqūzhé

meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere / going around in circles

Character Breakdown

迂
yū
abstruse, pedantic, unrealistic
回
huí
to return, to turn around; a time
HSK 1
曲
qū
crooked, bent; wrong, false
HSK 6
折
zhé
to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
HSK 4

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