盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. windy and circuitous
  2. difficult (idiom)

CHARACTERS

盤 pán tray, plate, dish; examine
旋 xuán
HSK 6
revolve, move in orbit; return
曲 qū
HSK 6
crooked, bent; wrong, false
折 zhé
HSK 4
break off, snap; bend