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走弯路

走弯路 (zǒu wān lù): Take a detour / Go the wrong way — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

走弯路 consists of 3 characters.

curved, bent, to bend

road; route; bus number

Word Info

Pinyinzǒu wān lù

MeaningTake a detour / Go the wrong way

Characters3

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word走弯路

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路边lù biānHSK 3
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公路gōng lùHSK 4
路过lù guòHSK 4
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mí lù

HSK 4

3.

How to Use 走弯路 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 走弯路 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement

zǒu走

le了

bù不

shǎo少

wān弯

lù路

neutral

have taken quite a few detours

zǒu走

le了

wān弯

lù路

neutral

have taken a detour

Adverb + Verbwith少

shǎo少

zǒu走

wān弯

lù路

Verb + Objectwith避免

bì避

miǎn免

zǒu走

wān弯

lù路

4.

Example Sentences with 走弯路

tā他

zǒu走

wān弯

lù路

qù去

xué学

xiào校

neutral

take fewer detours

neutral

avoid taking a detour

。

He took a detour to go to school.

zài在

zhì制

dìng定

gōng公

sī司

zhàn战

lüè略

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

yìng应

bì避

miǎn免

zǒu走

wān弯

lù路

，

yǐ以

tí提

gāo高

xiào效

lǜ率

。

When formulating company strategy, we should avoid taking detours to improve efficiency.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bù不

tí提

qián前

guī规

huà划

lù路

xiàn线

，

fēi非

yào要

zǒu走

wān弯

lù路

làng浪

fèi费

shí时

jiān间

ne呢

？

Why didn't you plan the route in advance and insisted on taking a detour to waste time?

xué学

xí习

xīn新

jì技

néng能

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

néng能

huì会

zǒu走

wān弯

lù路

，

dàn但

bú不

yào要

fàng放

qì弃

。

When learning a new skill, we might take a detour, but don't give up.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

zài在

zhí职

yè业

shēng生

yá涯

zhōng中

zǒu走

guò过

wān弯

lù路

，

yì一

zhí直

mù目

biāo标

míng明

què确

。

He has never taken a wrong turn in his career, always having clear goals.

suī虽

rán然

zǒu走

le了

xiē些

wān弯

lù路

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

wǒ我

men们

hái还

shì是

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

zhèng正

què确

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

Although we took some detours, we eventually found the correct solution.

zài在

chuàng创

yè业

guò过

chéng程

zhōng中

，

zǒu走

wān弯

lù路

shì是

cháng常

jiàn见

de的

，

guān关

jiàn键

shì是

cóng从

zhōng中

xī吸

qǔ取

jiào教

xùn训

。

Taking detours is common in the entrepreneurial process; the key is to learn from them.

tīng听

wǒ我

de的

jiàn建

yì议

ba吧

，

zhè这

yàng样

nǐ你

jiù就

bú不

huì会

zài在

xiàng项

mù目

chū初

qī期

zǒu走

wān弯

lù路

le了

。

Take my advice, so you won't go the wrong way in the early stages of the project.