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What does 曲折 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

曲折 qūzhé

winding; tortuous

It can also mean

  • complicated; full of twists and turns

Its characters

  1. 曲 qū bent
  2. 折 zhé to break

In a sentence

这条山路非常曲折。 This mountain road is very winding.

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