波折 bō zhé ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ bo1 zit3 HSK 7-9
- twists and turns
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波
- 奔波 bēn bō ㄅㄣ ㄅㄛ ban1 bo1 to rush about
- 波动 波動 bō dòng ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄥˋ bo1 dung6 to undulate
- 波及 bō jí ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧˊ bo1 kap6 to spread to
- 波浪 bō làng ㄅㄛ ㄌㄤˋ bo1 long6 wave
- 波涛 波濤 bō tāo ㄅㄛ ㄊㄠ bo1 tou4 billows; great waves; surging waves
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- 波澜 波瀾 bō lán ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊ bo1 laan4 billows
- 风波 風波 fēng bō ㄈㄥ ㄅㄛ fung1 bo1 disturbance
- 微波炉 微波爐 wēi bō lú ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨˊ mei4 bo1 lou4 microwave oven
- 中波 Zhōng Bō ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄛ zung1 bo1 Chinese-Polish
- 中波 zhōng bō ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄛ zung1 bo1 medium wave (radio frequency range)
- 光波 guāng bō ㄍㄨㄤ ㄅㄛ gwong1 bo1 light wave
- 削波 xuē bō ㄒㄩㄝ ㄅㄛ soek3 bo1 clipping (signal processing)
- 力波 Lì bō ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄛ lik6 bo1 Reeb, a beer brand
- 劫波 jié bō ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄛ gip3 bo1 kalpa (loanword) (Hinduism)
- 古波 Gǔ bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛ gu2 bo1 Gubo (a personal name)
- 周波 zhōu bō ㄓㄡ ㄅㄛ zau1 bo1 cycle (physics)
- 回波 huí bō ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ wui4 bo1 echo (e.g. radar)
- 基波 jī bō ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛ gei1 bo1 fundamental (wave)
- 宁波 寧波 Níng bō ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄛ ning4 bo1 see 宁波市
- 小波 xiǎo bō ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ siu2 bo1 wavelet (math.)
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
- 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
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 波光粼粼 bō guāng lín lín ㄅㄛ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ bo1 gwong1 leon4 leon4 (idiom) (of water) shimmering with ripples; glistening
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
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- 古井无波 古井無波 gǔ jǐng wú bō ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨˊ ㄅㄛ gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 (idiom) calm and collected; unaffected by external influences
- 随波逐流 隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ceoi4 bo1 zuk6 lau4 to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
- 推波助澜 推波助瀾 tuī bō zhù lán ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
- 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