走
弯
路

走弯路 (zǒu wān lù) – to take an indirect route

zǒu wān lù

to take an indirect route

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 走彎路0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to take an indirect route
  2. 2to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method

Simplified & traditional

走弯路

Simplified

走彎路

Traditional

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Related words

路

lù

surname Lu

走

zǒu

to walk

弯

wān

to bend

拐弯

guǎi wān

to go round a curve

迷路

mí lù

to lose the way

一路

yī lù

the whole journey

路口

lù kǒu

crossing

路上

lù shang

on the road

马路

mǎ lù

street

走路

zǒu lù

to walk

道路

dào lù

road

公路

gōng lù

highway

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