周折 zhōu zhé ㄓㄡ ㄓㄜˊ zau1 zit3
- twists and turns
- vicissitude
- complication
- difficulty
- effort
- CL: 番 fān ㄈㄢ
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周
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 下周 下週 xià zhōu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄡ haa6 zau1 next week
- 周到 zhōu dào ㄓㄡ ㄉㄠˋ zau1 dou3 thoughtful
- 周围 周圍 zhōu wéi ㄓㄡ ㄨㄟˊ zau1 wai4 environs; surroundings; periphery
- 周密 zhōu mì ㄓㄡ ㄇㄧˋ zau1 mat6 careful; thorough; meticulous
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- 周旋 zhōu xuán ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄢˊ zau1 syun4 to mix with others
- 周详 周詳 zhōu xiáng ㄓㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˊ zau1 coeng4 meticulous
- 周转 周轉 zhōu zhuǎn ㄓㄡ ㄓㄨㄢˇ zau1 zyun2 to rotate
- 周游 周遊 zhōu yóu ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ zau1 jau4 to travel around
- 周边 周邊 zhōu biān ㄓㄡ ㄅㄧㄢ zau1 bin1 periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 周年 週年 zhōu nián ㄓㄡ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zau1 nin4 anniversary
- 周期 週期 zhōu qī ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧ zau1 kei4 period
- 周末 週末 zhōu mò ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ zau1 mut6 weekend
- 众所周知 眾所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄡ ㄓ zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 (idiom) as everyone knows
- 一周 yī zhōu ㄧ ㄓㄡ jat1 zau1 one week
- 不周 bù zhōu ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄡ bat1 zau1 not satisfactory
- 兆周 zhào zhōu ㄓㄠˋ ㄓㄡ siu6 zau1 megacycle (MC), equals 1,000,000 Hz
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 千周 qiān zhōu ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ cin1 zau1 kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
折
- 存折 存摺 cún zhé ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ cyun4 zip3 passbook
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 折合 zhé hé ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ zit3 hap6 to convert into
- 折射 zhé shè ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˋ zit3 se6 to refract
- 折扣 zhé kòu ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋ zit3 kau3 discount
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- 折叠 折疊 zhé dié ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ zit3 dip6 to fold
- 折磨 zhé mó ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 折腾 折騰 zhē teng ㄓㄜ ˙ㄊㄥ zit3 tang4 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
- 挫折 cuò zhé ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ co3 zit3 setback
- 曲折 qū zhé ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ kuk1 zit3 winding
- 波折 bō zhé ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ bo1 zit3 twists and turns
- 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ zyun2 zit3 shift in the trend of events
- 骨折 gǔ zhé ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄜˊ gwat1 zit3 to suffer a fracture
- 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zyun2 zit3 dim2 turning point
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 夭折 yāo zhé ㄧㄠ ㄓㄜˊ jiu2 zit3 to die young or prematurely
- 奏折 奏摺 zòu zhé ㄗㄡˋ ㄓㄜˊ zau3 zip3 memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 对折 對摺 duì zhé ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄜˊ deoi3 zip3 to sell at a 50% discount
- 弯折 彎折 wān zhé ㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˊ waan1 zit3 to bend
- 心折 心摺 xīn zhé ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄜˊ sam1 zip3 convinced
Idioms with these characters
- 众所周知 眾所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄡ ㄓ zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 (idiom) as everyone knows
- 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ ㄓㄡ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ zau1 ji4 fuk6 ci2 lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- 周游列国 周遊列國 zhōu yóu liè guó ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zau1 jau4 lit6 gwok3 to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
- 百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
- 蠹众木折 蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
- 盘旋曲折 盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
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- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé ㄩ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 朱云折槛 朱雲折檻 zhū yún zhé jiàn ㄓㄨ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly