zǒu wān lù

Traditional: 走彎路

HSK 7–9

走弯路 (zǒu wān lù) is a Chinese word meaning “to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method”.

Meanings

  1. 1to take an indirect route
  2. 2to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method

Characters in 走弯路

走zǒu · to walk弯wān · to bend路lù · road (CL:條|条[tiao2])

Related words

走to walk路road (CL:條|条[tiao2])路surname Lu带走to carry; to take away路上on the road拿走to take away走开to leave; to walk away; to beat it一路the whole journey走运to have good luck; to be in luck公路highway逃走to escape走廊corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda

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