一波三折 yī bō sān zhé full of twists and turns

Explanation

这个成语形容事情的发展变化多端，有曲折变化的过程，像波浪一样时起时伏，变化多端。

The idiom describes the development of things as having many changes, a process of twists and turns, like waves, rising and falling, full of dynamism.

Origin Story

唐代诗人李白，从小就喜欢读书，也爱写诗。他写诗时，总是喜欢把自己对世界的感觉，对人生的感悟，融入到诗句里，写得淋漓尽致。一天，李白在朋友家喝酒，酒过三巡，他便兴致勃勃地拿起笔，开始写诗。他写着写着，突然停住了，眉头紧锁，似乎在思考着什么。朋友问他：“怎么了？有什么心事吗？”李白摇了摇头，说：“我刚写了几句，就觉得这诗的结构不够完整，缺少变化。我想了好久，也没想出个好办法来。”朋友见他愁眉苦脸，便笑着说：“你何必为难自己？写诗嘛，只要把自己的感受表达出来就行了，何必一定要讲究什么结构呢？”李白听了朋友的话，豁然开朗，他拿起笔继续写诗，这次他不再拘泥于形式，而是把自己此刻的心情，以及对朋友的感谢，毫无保留地写进了诗句。诗写完后，他大声朗读出来，朋友听了都拍手叫好，赞叹道：“这首诗写得真好！真是充满了感情，而且结构也十分巧妙，一波三折，跌宕起伏，让人读起来朗朗上口！”李白听了，脸上露出了喜悦的笑容。

táng dài shī rén lǐ bái, cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huān dú shū, yě ài xiě shī. tā xiě shī shí, zǒng shì xǐ huān bǎ zì jǐ duì shì jiè de gǎn jué, duì rén shēng de gǎn wù, róng rù dào shī jù lǐ, xiě de lín lí jì zhì. yī tiān, lǐ bái zài péng yǒu jiā hē jiǔ, jiǔ guò sān xún, tā biàn xìng zhì bó bó de ná qǐ bǐ, kāi shǐ xiě shī. tā xiě zhe xiě zhe, tú rán tíng zhù le, méi tóu jǐn suǒ, sì hū zài sī kǎo zhe shén me. péng yǒu wèn tā: “zěn me le? yǒu shén me xīn shì ma?” lǐ bái yáo le yáo tóu, shuō: “wǒ gāng xiě le jǐ jù, jiù jué de zhè shī de jié gòu bù gòu wán zhěng, quē shǎo biàn huà. wǒ xiǎng le hǎo jiǔ, yě méi xiǎng chū ge hǎo bàn fǎ lái.” péng yǒu jiàn tā chóu méi kǔ liǎn, biàn xiào zhe shuō: “nǐ hé bì wéi nán zì jǐ? xiě shī ma, zhǐ yào bǎ zì jǐ de gǎn shòu biǎo dá chū lái jiù xíng le, hé bì yī dìng yào jiǎng jiū shén me jié gòu ne?” lǐ bái tīng le péng yǒu de huà, huò rán kāi lǎng, tā ná qǐ bǐ jì xù xiě shī, zhè cì tā bù zài jū ní yú xíng shì, ér shì bǎ zì jǐ cǐ kè de xīn qíng, yǐ jí duì péng yǒu de gǎn xiè, háo wú bǎo liú de xiě jìn le shī jù. shī xiě wán hòu, tā dà shēng lǎng dú chū lái, péng yǒu tīng le dōu pāi shǒu jiào hǎo, zàn tàn dào: “zhè shǒu shī xiě de zhēn hǎo! zhēn shì chōng mǎn le gǎn qíng, ér qiě jié gòu yě shí fēn qiǎo miào, yī bō sān zhé, dié dàng qǐ fú, ràng rén dú qǐ lái lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu!” lǐ bái tīng le, liǎn shàng lòu chū le xǐ yuè de xiào róng.

Li Bai, a poet of the Tang dynasty, loved to read and write poetry since he was a child. He always liked to put his feelings about the world and his reflections on life into his poems and write them vividly. One day, Li Bai was drinking at his friend's house. After a few rounds, he was in high spirits and picked up his pen to start writing poetry. He wrote and wrote, but suddenly stopped, his brow furrowed, as if thinking about something. His friend asked him: “What's wrong? Are you worried?

Usage

这个成语可以用来形容事情的发展变化多端，比如：创业的过程，人生的道路，某个项目的发展等等。

zhè ge chéng yǔ kě yǐ yòng lái xíng róng shì qíng de fā zhǎn biàn huà duō duān, bǐ rú: chuàng yè de guò chéng, rén shēng de dào lù, mǒu ge xiàng mù de fā zhǎn děng děng.

The idiom can be used to describe the development of things that have many changes, such as the process of starting a business, the path of life, the development of a project, etc.

Examples

• 创业的过程充满了各种挑战，可谓一波三折。

  chuàng yè de guò chéng chōng mǎn le gè zhǒng tiǎo zhàn, kě wèi yī bō sān zhé.

  The process of starting a business is full of challenges, it can be said that it is full of twists and turns.

• 这场比赛惊险刺激，真是让人体验了一把“一波三折”。

  zhè chǎng bǐ sài jīng xiǎn cì jī, zhēn shì ràng rén tǐ yàn le yī bǎ "yī bō sān zhé" .

  The game was exciting and thrilling, it was truly a "roller coaster ride" of emotions.

• 人生道路上难免会遇到一些挫折，但只要坚持下去，总会柳暗花明，最终获得成功。

  rén shēng dào lù shàng nán miǎn huì yù dào yī xiē cuò zhí, dàn zhǐ yào jiān chí xià qù, zǒng huì liǔ àn huā míng, zhōng jiú huò dé chéng gōng.

  There are bound to be setbacks on the path of life, but as long as you persist, you will always find a way out of the darkness and into the light, and eventually achieve success.

Related Idioms

• 跌宕起伏

• 曲折离奇

• 惊险刺激

Opposite Idioms

• 一帆风顺

• 平步青云

• 轻而易举