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周折 zhōuzhé

周折 zhōuzhé Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 周折 zhōuzhé .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhōuzhé | zhou1 zhe2
English translation
twists and turns
vicissitude
complication
difficulty
effort
CL: Pān [fān]

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Traditional form

周折 zhōuzhé

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 周折 zhōuzhé

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Zhōu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of engraved jade, now written as diāo . kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value. In simplified Chinese Zhōu is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is

Positional decomposition

jiōng 土口

Number of Strokes

8
shé

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a hand ( shǒu ) cutting something off with an axe ( jīn ).

Positional decomposition

扌斤

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 周折 zhōuzhé

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Fèi le xiē 周折 zhōuzhé cái 找到 zhǎo dào 摆放 bǎi fàng de sǎn 一件大号 dà hào 雨衣 yǔ yī de 地方 dìfāng .

With some difficulty he found room for his umbrella and a big raincoat.

Fèi le 不少 bù shǎo 周折 zhōuzhé , 他们 tā men Fāng 到达 dàodá 大门 Dà mén .

After much difficulty and jolting, they reached the gate.

周折 zhōuzhé Decomposition

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周折 zhōuzhé Compounds

See all 50 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 周折 zhōuzhé in their composition.

  • Zhōu
    • diào , diāo , chóu , diāo , diāo , chóu , diāo , , chóu , zhāo , zhōu , diāo , dǎo , tiáo , chóu , zhōu , zhōu , , , , , , , chóu , , 調 diào , zhōu , , zhōu , , , , diāo , diāo
  • shé
    • shì , zhé , shì , zhē , xué , zhā , zhé , zhè , xué , , , , , ,
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