[qū zhé]
（彎曲） circuitous; intricate; ups and downs; tortuous; winding; zigzag
protracted tortuous struggle
長期曲折的斗爭
a twisty road
一條曲折的道路
twist one's way through a crowd
在人群中曲折穿行
While prospects are bright, the roads have twists and turns.
前途是光明的， 道路是曲折的。
Life is full of ups and downs.
生活是曲折的。
（復雜的、不順當的情節） complications; intricacy
with many twists and turns
曲折變化
complicate and eccentric
曲折離奇
delightly complicated
曲折有致
full of twists and turns
曲折迂回
a novel with an intricate plot
情節曲折的小說
The story has a complicated plot.
故事的情節是曲折的。