绕
行

To take a circular (or circuitous) route in Chinese: 绕行 (rào xíng)

rào xíng

to take a circular (or circuitous) route

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 繞行1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take a circular (or circuitous) route
  2. 2to do a circuit
  3. 3(of a planet) to orbit
  4. 4(of a sailor) to circumnavigate
  5. 5to take a detour
  6. 6to bypass

Stroke order

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绕
行

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄖㄠˋ

rào

ㄖ/ rㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄥˊ

xíng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

绕行

Simplified

繞行

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 前面在修路，车辆需要绕行。

    qián miàn zài xiū lù， chē liàng xū yào rào xíng。

    There is road work ahead; vehicles need to detour.

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Related words

行

xíng

to walk

绕

rào

to wind

举行

jǔ xíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

银行

yín háng

bank

进行

jìn xíng

to advance

流行

liú xíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread

实行

shí xíng

to implement

围绕

wéi rào

to revolve around

行动

xíng dòng

operation

行人

xíng rén

pedestrian

行为

xíng wéi

action

行业

háng yè

trade

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