迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé

DEFINITIONS

  1. meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
  2. going around in circles

CHARACTERS

迂 yū doctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic
回 huí
HSK 1
return, turn around; a time
曲 qū
HSK 6
crooked, bent; wrong, false
折 zhé
HSK 4
break off, snap; bend