艰难曲折

艱難曲折

jiānnán-qūzhé

idiom #72,933

Meanings

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.

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