千回万转 qiānhuí wànzhuǎn many twists and turns

Explanation

形容经过很多曲折或反复考虑。

describes many twists and turns or repeated considerations.

Origin Story

小明为了找到丢失的玩具熊，在房间里翻箱倒柜，四处寻找，经历了千回万转，最终在床底下找到了它。玩具熊原本被小明自己不小心塞到了床底下的角落里。小明高兴极了，抱着玩具熊，开心地笑了。从此以后，小明再也不乱丢东西了，也学会了仔细整理自己的房间。

xiǎoming wèile zhǎodào shīqù de wánjù xióng, zài fángjiān lǐ fān xiāng dǎoguì, sìchù xúnzhǎo, jīng lì le qiānhuí wànzhuǎn, zhōngyú zài chuángdǐxià zhǎodào le tā. wánjù xióng yuánběn bèi xiǎoming zìjǐ bù xiǎoxīn sāi dào le chuángdǐxià de jiǎoluò lǐ. xiǎoming gāoxìng jí le, bào zhe wánjù xióng, kāixīn de xiàole. cóngcǐ yǐhòu, xiǎoming zài yě bù luàn diū dōngxī le, yě xuéhuì le zǐxì zhěnglǐ zìjǐ de fángjiān.

Xiaoming searched high and low for his missing teddy bear, turning the room upside down. After many twists and turns, he finally found it under the bed. The bear had accidentally been shoved into a corner under the bed by Xiaoming himself. Xiaoming was overjoyed, hugged his teddy bear, and happily laughed. From then on, Xiaoming never threw things around carelessly again and learned to tidy his room.

Usage

常用作谓语、定语，形容经过很多曲折或反复考虑。

chángyòng zuò wèiyǔ, dìngyǔ, xiángróng jīngguò hěn duō qūzhé huò fǎnfù kǎolǜ

Often used as a predicate or attribute to describe many twists and turns or repeated considerations.

Examples

• 他经历了千回万转，终于完成了自己的梦想。

  tā jīng lì le qiānhuí wànzhuǎn, zhōngyú wánchéng le zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng.

  After many twists and turns, he finally achieved his dream.

• 事情的真相千回万转，令人难以捉摸。

  shìqíng de zhēnxiàng qiānhuí wànzhuǎn, lìng rén nán yǐ zhuōmō

  The truth of the matter is very complicated and difficult to understand

Related Idioms

• 千回百转

• 曲折

Opposite Idioms

• 一帆风顺

• 直截了当