zǒu​wān​lù HSK7

to take a detour

  • created sense approved 走弯路/走彎路 · zǒu​wān​lù · to take a detour — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走弯路 / 走彎路

    zǒu​wān​lù

    to take a detour

    to take a roundabout or indirect route

    走, 弯路

    走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to walk 弯路 (literal) → 弯路/彎路 · wān​lù · detour

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  • created sense approved 走弯路/走彎路 · zǒu​wān​lù · to waste effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    走弯路 / 走彎路

    zǒu​wān​lù

    to waste effort

    to waste time or energy due to using an incorrect or inefficient method; to make mistakes or suffer setbacks in one's work or life

    走, 弯路

    走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · through 弯路 (literal) → 弯路/彎路 · wān​lù · detour

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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