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峰回路转

fēng huí lù zhuǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 峰回路轉

峰回路转 (fēng huí lù zhuǎn) means "the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); (of a mountain road) twisting and turning; fig. an opportunity ha". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 峰回路转 means

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

The characters in 峰回路转

• 峰fēng(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit; mountain-like in appearance…
• 回huíto go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer…
• 路lùroad; journey; route
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer

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