绕道

Traditional: 繞道

rào dào

Dictionary entry

to go by a roundabout route

What does 绕道 mean?

绕道 (rào dào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to go by a roundabout route

2to take a detour

3(medicine or civil engineering) bypass

Character breakdown

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绕ràoto wind · to coil (thread)道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle

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绕道

rào dào

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