绕道

(繞道)rào dào

to go by a roundabout route / to take a detour / (medicine or civil engineering) bypass

Example Sentences

前面修路,我们要绕道走。

qián miàn xiū lù, wǒ men yào rào dào zǒu.

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

前方道路施工,请绕道行驶。

qián fāng dào lù shī gōng, qǐng rào dào héng shǐ.

The road ahead is under construction, please use the detour.

哎,前面的路被倒下的树枝挡住了,我们得绕道走另一条小路。

āi, qián miàn de lù bèi dǎo xià de shù zhī dǎng zhù le, wǒ men dé rào dào zǒu lìng yī tiáo xiǎo lù.

Alas, the road ahead was blocked by fallen branches, so we had to take a detour and take another path.

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