周折

zhè jiàn shì kǒng pà yào fèi yī fān zhōu zhé

这件事恐怕要费一番周折。

I'm afraid this business will cause us a good deal of bother.

cóng nà shí qǐ tā zài shì yè shang yī zhí méi yǒu yù dào zhōu zhé

从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。

Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.

jīng guò jǐ fān zhōu zhé zhè bǐ jiāo yì zuò chéng le

经过几番周折，这笔交易做成了。

After several setbacks, the deal was finally clinched.

shā fèi zhōu zhé

煞费周折

undergo many twists and turns