绕腾 ràoteng to go the long way around Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ràoteng to go the long way around 绕 繞 rào verb to detour to make a detour; to go around an obstacle; to bypass a route腾 騰 téng verb [repeated action] Used as a suffix after certain verbs to indicate that an action is being done repeatedly or continuously, as in 折腾 zhētengràoteng to beat about the bush 绕 繞 rào to confuse to become entangled or confused by a complex problem or speech腾 騰 téng verb [repeated action] Used as a suffix after certain verbs to indicate that an action is being done repeatedly or continuously, as in 折腾 zhēteng