绕道

rào dào · rao dao

Traditional 繞道

Meaning

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  1. to go by a roundabout route
  2. to take a detour
  3. (medicine or civil engineering) bypass

In a sentence

2 examples
01

前(qián)面(miàn)在(zài)修(xiū)路(lù),我(wǒ)们(men)得(děi)绕(rào)道(dào)走(zǒu)。

The road ahead is under repair, so we have to take a detour.

02

为(wèi)了(le)避(bì)开(kāi)堵(dǔ)车(chē),他(tā)选(xuǎn)择(zé)绕(rào)道(dào)回(huí)家(jiā)。

To avoid the traffic jam, he chose to take a detour home.

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