波 bō
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
波折
bōzhé
setback; twists and turns
Characters in this word
折 zhé
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 斤 axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这项谈判经历多次波折，最后才在第三方调停下达成协议。 Zhè xiàng tánpàn jīnglì duō cì bōzhé, zuìhòu cái zài dì sānfāng tiáotíng xià dáchéng xiéyì. These negotiations went through many twists and turns before finally reaching an agreement under third-party mediation.
- 这次旅行一路上有很多波折，但最后还是很愉快。 Zhè cì lǚxíng yílù shang yǒu hěn duō bōzhé, dàn zuìhòu hái shi hěn yúkuài. This trip had many setbacks along the way, but in the end it was still very enjoyable.
- 他们的爱情经历了不少波折，终于结婚了。 Tāmen de àiqíng jīnglì le bù shǎo bōzhé, zhōngyú jiéhūn le. Their love went through quite a few twists and turns, and at last they got married.
Related words
- 奔波 bēnbō to rush about; to be constantly on the go
- 波动 bōdòng to fluctuate; fluctuation
- 波及 bōjí to affect; to spread to
- 波澜 bōlán waves; disturbance; twists and turns
- 波浪 bōlàng wave; waves
- 波涛 bōtāo waves; billows
- 风波 fēngbō disturbance; controversy
- 微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
- 打折 dǎzhé to discount; to go on sale
- 折 zhé to fold
- 挫折 cuòzhé to frustrate
- 不折不扣 bùzhébúkòu out-and-out; thoroughgoing; without discount