| 磕磕绊绊 | kē ke bàn bàn | bumpy (of a road) / limping (of a person) |
| 坎坷 | kǎn kě | (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes |
| 颠簸 | diān bǒ | to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience |
| 坎坷不平 | kǎn kě bù píng | potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes |
| 凹凸不平 | āo tū bù píng | (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road) |
| 坑坑洼洼 | kēng keng wā wā | full of pits and hollows; bumpy |
| 疣状 | yóu zhuàng | warty / bumpy / wart-shaped |