峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
Pinyin

Definition

峰回路转
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fēng huí lù zhuǎn
  1. the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. things have taken a new turn

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一路
yī lù
  1. 1 the whole journey
  2. 2 all the way
  3. 3 going the same way
  4. 4 going in the same direction
  5. 5 of the same kind
回
huí
  1. 1 to circle
  2. 2 to go back
  3. 3 to turn around
  4. 4 to answer
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to revolve
  7. 7 Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  8. 8 time
  9. 9 classifier for acts of a play
  10. 10 section or chapter (of a classic book)
回来
huí lai
  1. 1 to return
  2. 2 to come back
回到
huí dào
  1. 1 to return to
回去
huí qu
  1. 1 to return
  2. 2 to go back
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
回忆
huí yì
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 memories
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
路
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
上路
shàng lù
  1. 1 to start on a journey
  2. 2 to be on one's way
中路
zhōng lù
  1. 1 midway
  2. 2 mediocre (quality)
  3. 3 midfield (soccer)
来回
lái huí
  1. 1 to make a round trip
  2. 2 return journey
  3. 3 back and forth
  4. 4 to and fro
  5. 5 repeatedly
公路
gōng lù
  1. 1 highway
  2. 2 road
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
出路
chū lù
  1. 1 a way out (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 opportunity for advancement
  3. 3 a way forward
  4. 4 outlet (for one's products)
半路
bàn lù
  1. 1 halfway
  2. 2 midway
  3. 3 on the way
同路人
tóng lù rén
  1. 1 fellow traveler
  2. 2 comrade
问路
wèn lù
  1. 1 to ask for directions
  2. 2 to ask the way (to some place)
回事
huí shì
  1. 1 (old) to report to one's master
回信
huí xìn
  1. 1 to reply
  2. 2 to write back
  3. 3 letter written in reply
  4. 4 CL:封[fēng]
回升
huí shēng
  1. 1 to rise again after a fall
  2. 2 to pick up
  3. 3 rally (stock market etc)
回合
huí hé
  1. 1 one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
  2. 2 round (boxing etc)
  3. 3 rally (tennis etc)
  4. 4 frame (billiards etc)
  5. 5 inning
  6. 6 (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg
  7. 7 round (of negotiations)

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
  1. 1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不撞南墙不回头
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
  1. 1 to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
  1. 1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an open secret
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
回心转意
huí xīn zhuǎn yì
  1. 1 to change one's mind (idiom)
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
  1. 1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
  2. 2 Never give up hope.
  3. 3 Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
  1. 1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
  3. 3 leave the past behind
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
峰回路转
fēng huí lù zhuǎn
  1. 1 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a mountain road) twisting and turning
  3. 3 fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly
  4. 4 things have taken a new turn
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
有去无回
yǒu qù wú huí
  1. 1 gone forever (idiom)

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