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繞道

to make a detour

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

rao4dao4 • ràodào

Meaning

Primary

to make a detour

Alternatives

make a detour, making a detour, makes a detour, made a detour, to take a detour, take a detour

Mnemonic

繞道 To make a detour is to choose a 道 way that 繞 goes around the direct path to something.

Usage

他們 決定 繞道。

They decided to make a detour.

這 條 路 被 封 了， 必須 繞道。

This road is closed, we must make a detour.

繞道 可以 避免 塞車。

Making a detour can avoid traffic jams.