艰难曲折

艱難曲折

jiānnán-qūzhé

idiom #72,933

Meanings

HSK 5

改革的道路是艰难曲折的。

Gǎigé de dàolù shì jiānnánqūzhé de.

The road of reform is full of hardship and twists.

HSK 6

经过艰难曲折的谈判，双方终于达成协议。

Jīngguò jiānnánqūzhé de tánpàn, shuāngfāng zhōngyú dáchéng xiéyì.

After difficult and convoluted negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

Common in formal and political writing about long-term processes (reform, development, struggle, negotiation). Sounds heavy in casual conversation.

grammar

Functions as both adjective (艰难曲折的道路) and predicate (道路是艰难曲折的). Often modifies abstract nouns: 道路, 过程, 历程, 斗争, 谈判.

艰 jiān

难 nán

曲 qǔ

折 zhé