波折 meaning in English

bōzhé

twists and turns

HSK 7-9noun15 strokes

Meaning of 波折

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bōzhé
  1. twists and turns

Stroke order for each character

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波 bō · waves · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

折 zhé · to break · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 波折.

打折dǎzhéto give a discount
波动bōdòngto undulate; to fluctuate
波浪bōlàngwave
微波炉wēibōlúmicrowave oven
折磨zhémóto torment; to torture
骨折gǔzhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break
折腾zhētengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again
挫折cuòzhésetback; reverse
折扣zhékòudiscount
奔波bēnbōto rush about; to be constantly on the move
折叠zhédiéto fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
转折点zhuǎnzhédiǎnturning point; breaking point

Questions about 波折

What does 波折 mean?

波折 (bōzhé) means "twists and turns" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 波折?

波折 is made of 2 characters: 波 (8 strokes), 折 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 波折 an HSK word?

Yes. 波折 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.