WordTaiwan frequency #16,627
波折
ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ
“twists and turns; setbacks and complications in a process or matter”
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- 挫折ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊa setback; a defeat; frustration; disappointment; to discourage or blunt; to set someone back; to subdue; (of events) to not go smoothly
- 折磨ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊto torment; to torture; to cause physical or mental suffering
- 波動ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄥˋto undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall; instability; in physics, vibration propagating through a medium
- 風波ㄈㄥ ㄅㄛdisturbance; crisis; dispute; upheaval; a commotion or controversy in public or private affairs
- 骨折ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄜˊbone fracture; a break or crack in a bone, usually from injury or disease.
- 波頓ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄣˋBurton (surname); Burton (place name, e.g. Burton upon Trent); a type of ale or beer style
- 波士頓ㄅㄛ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋBoston; capital city of Massachusetts, United States; major academic and cultural center.
- 折扣ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋa reduction in price; a discount; (figurative) not fully accurate or truthful
- 波蘭ㄅㄛ ㄌㄢˊPoland; a country in Central Europe
- 波及ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧˊto spread to; to involve; to affect; to have repercussions for others
- 奔波ㄅㄣ ㄅㄛto rush about; to be constantly on the move; to hustle; to run around busy
- 轉折ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊa turn or shift in events; a plot twist in a story; a change in direction; a turning point