---
title: "Quzhe Meaning: 曲折 (qūzhé) Means “winding”"
description: "曲折 (qūzhé) means “winding; tortuous”. Hear its tones, see what 曲 and 折 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quzhe"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# 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.

[More about 曲折](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9B%B2%E6%8A%98)

## More words with 曲 or 折

- [挫折 cuòzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuozhe)
- [打折 dǎzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhe)
- [歌曲 gēqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gequ)
- [骨折 gǔzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guzhe)
- [扭曲 niǔqū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/niuqu)
- [曲线 qūxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quxian)
- [弯曲 wānqū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanqu)
- [戏曲 xìqǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiqu)
- [折叠 zhédié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhedie)
- [折扣 zhékòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhekou)

## Keep 曲折 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fquzhe) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[All 214 Chinese radicals](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-radicals)

[How it compares with SuperChinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/superchinese)