迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé

winding and indirect; complicated and long-winded

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
迂 yū
pedantic; literal-minded; circuitous
回 huí HSK 1
to go back; to return; to turn around
曲 qū HSK 6
bent; crooked; wrong
折 zhé HSK 4
to fold; to bend; to break