# 周折 (zhōuzhé)

In Mandarin Chinese, 周折 (zhōuzhé) means “twists and turns; trouble”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: twists and turns; trouble
- Pinyin: zhōuzhé (zhou1 zhe2)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Measure word: 番

## Examples

- 费了不少周折，问题终于解决了。
  Fèi le bùshǎo zhōuzhé, wèntí zhōngyú jiějué le.
  After quite a few twists and turns, the issue was finally resolved.

## Characters

- [周](https://hanziro.com/word/zhou-week/) (zhōu): week; circle
- [折](https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-break/) (zhé): to break; to fold

https://hanziro.com/word/zhou-zhe-twists-and-turns/

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