[zhōu zhé]
twists and turns; setbacks; a complicated [troublesome] course of development; trouble; complication; tortuous course
cause a lot of trouble
大費周折
Only after many setbacks was success achieved.
幾經周折才告成功。
Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.
從那時起他在事業上一直沒有遇到周折。