曲折 qū zhé ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ kuk1 zit3 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- winding
- (fig.) complicated
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曲
- 小曲 xiǎo qǔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩˇ siu2 kuk1 popular song
- 弯曲 彎曲 wān qū ㄨㄢ ㄑㄩ waan1 kuk1 to bend
- 戏曲 戲曲 xì qǔ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ hei3 kuk1 Chinese opera
- 扭曲 niǔ qū ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ nau2 kuk1 to twist
- 插曲 chā qǔ ㄔㄚ ㄑㄩˇ caap3 kuk1 music played during a movie, play etc
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- 曲线 曲線 qū xiàn ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kuk1 sin3 curve
- 乐曲 樂曲 yuè qǔ ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄩˇ ngok6 kuk1 musical composition
- 歌曲 gē qǔ ㄍㄜ ㄑㄩˇ go1 kuk1 song
- 歪曲 wāi qū ㄨㄞ ㄑㄩ waai1 kuk1 to distort
- 作曲 zuò qǔ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˇ zok3 kuk1 to compose (music)
- 元曲 Yuán qǔ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ jyun4 kuk1 Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
- 名曲 míng qǔ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩˇ ming4 kuk1 famous song
- 唱曲 chàng qǔ ㄔㄤˋ ㄑㄩˇ coeng3 kuk1 to sing a song
- 单曲 單曲 dān qǔ ㄉㄢ ㄑㄩˇ daan1 kuk1 single (recording industry)
- 垣曲 Yuán qǔ ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ wun4 kuk1 see 垣曲县
- 夜曲 yè qǔ ㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩˇ je6 kuk1 nocturne (music)
- 套曲 tào qǔ ㄊㄠˋ ㄑㄩˇ tou3 kuk1 divertimento (music)
- 委曲 wěi qū ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄩ wai2 kuk1 to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved
- 屈曲 qū qū ㄑㄩ ㄑㄩ wat1 kuk1 crooked
- 昆曲 崑曲 Kūn qǔ ㄎㄨㄣ ㄑㄩˇ kwan1 kuk1 Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
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
- 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)
- 周折 zhōu zhé ㄓㄡ ㄓㄜˊ zau1 zit3 twists and turns
- 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
- 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
- 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ ㄑㄩˇ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ kuk1 gou1 wo4 gwaa2 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
- 曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn ㄑㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄓㄣˇ kuk1 gwang1 ji4 zam3 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
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- 曲里拐弯 曲裡拐彎 qū lǐ guǎi wān ㄑㄩ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ kuk1 leoi5 gwaai2 waan1 winding and turning (idiom)
- 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- 曲终奏雅 曲終奏雅 qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ ㄑㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄡˋ ㄧㄚˇ kuk1 zung1 zau3 ngaa5 perfect finish (idiom)
- 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ ㄑㄩ ㄓˊ si6 fei1 kuk1 zik6 lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
- 异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng ㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ji6 kuk1 tung4 gung1 different tunes played with equal skill (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
- 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)
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
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- 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