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绕道 (rào dào): Detour (verb-object phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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绕道 consists of 2 characters.

绕 • rào • wind; coil; move round • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

rào绕

wind; coil; move round

道 • dào • way, path, principle, method • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

dào道

way, path, principle, method

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Pinyinrào dào

Meaningdetour; make a detour

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb-object phrase

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Example Sentences with 绕道

Qián前

miàn面

xiū修

lù路

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

néng能

rào绕

dào道

ér而

xíng行

。

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

Wèi为

le了

bì避

kāi开

dǔ堵

chē车

，

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

rào绕

dào道

huí回

jiā家

。

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

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 绕道.

Words with 绕

围绕wéi ràocenter on; revolve round
缠绕chán ràotwine; swathe
环绕huán ràosurround / encircle
绕行rào xíngdetour / bypass
绕远儿rào yuǎn ertake a detour ; roundabout
绕过rào guòto bypass, to go around
缭绕liáo ràoto curl up, to wind around
萦绕yíng ràoto linger, to hover

Words with 道

知道zhī daoknow; realise; be aware of
街道jiē dàoroad
味道wèi dàoflavour
道歉dào qiànapology
道路

dào lù

road

难道nán dàocould it be...?

地道dì daotunnel; underpass; typical [of a place]

报道bào dàoreport