曲折

qūzhé
  1. winding
  2. (fig.) complicated

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 曲 qū
  1. bent
  2. crooked
  3. wrong
=1 曲 qū variant of 麴 qū
=1 曲 qū
  1. fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc)
  2. Taiwan pr. qú
=2 折 zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
=2 折 zhé
  1. variant of 折 zhé
  2. to fold