Chinese word dictionary

峰回路转

fēnghuí-lùzhuǎn · the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly; things have taken a new turn

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Word information

Simplified峰回路转

Traditional峰回路轉

Pinyinfēnghuí-lùzhuǎn

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

峰fēng

peak, summit; a camel's hump

回huí

to return, to turn around; a time

路lù

road, path, street; journey

转zhuǎn

to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail

How to learn 峰回路转

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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回来huílái

to return; to come back

回去huíqù

to return; to go back

路上lùshang

on the road; on the way; en route

走路zǒulù

to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out

回答huídá

to reply; to answer; reply; answer

路边lùbiān

curb; roadside; wayside