曲折
Old HSK 6
曲折 (qūzhé) · winding
曲折 (qūzhé) means “winding; full of twists and turns”. It is written with 2 characters: 曲 (crooked) + 折 (to break). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 曲折 is built
The characters
曲 qū · crooked
What 曲 is made of
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
折 zhé · to break
What 折 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: A hand 扌 wielding an axe 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
山路很曲折，开车要小心。Shānlù hěn qūzhé, kāichē yào xiǎoxīn.The mountain road is winding, so drive carefully.
这个故事的情节非常曲折。Zhège gùshì de qíngjié fēicháng qūzhé.The plot of this story is full of twists.
Questions about 曲折
What does 曲折 mean?
曲折 (qūzhé) means “winding; full of twists and turns”.
How do you pronounce 曲折?
曲折 is pronounced qūzhé.
Which HSK level is 曲折?
曲折 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 曲子qǔzitune
- 歪曲wāiqūto distort
- 打折dǎzhéto give a discount
- 挫折cuòzhésetback
- 折腾zhētengto toss and turn
- 折磨zhémóto torment
- 周折zhōuzhétwists and turns
- 转折zhuǎnzhéturning point
- 折zhéto break
Learn 曲折 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 149: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.