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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
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The blocked lane

  1. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)在(zài)修路(xiūlù)，我们(wǒmen)得(děi)绕道(ràodào)

    The road ahead is being repaired. We have to take a detour.

  2. Liangliang

    绕道(ràodào)要(yào)走(zǒu)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does the detour take?

  3. Dengdeng

    大概(dàgài)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)

    About ten minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)小(xiǎo)胡同(hútòng)吧(ba)，比(bǐ)绕道(ràodào)近(jìn)

    Let us take the little lane. It is shorter than the detour.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)……咦(yí)，这(zhè)条(tiáo)胡同(hútòng)也(yě)走(zǒu)不(bù)通(tōng)

    OK... hey, this lane is a dead end too.

  6. Liangliang

    看来(kànlai)我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)得(děi)绕道(ràodào)

    Looks like we still have to take the detour.

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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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