4 characters Idiom and proverb 28 179

Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「艱難曲折」 and its explanation.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「艱難曲折」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Difficulties and twists and turns.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiān nán qǔ shé

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gaan1 naan4 kuk1 jit3

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.