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

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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
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dào道

way, path, principle, method

Word Info

Pinyinrào dào
Meaningdetour; make a detour
Characters2
Syntaxverb-object phrase

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
    • 4.

    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.