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走弯路

zǒuwānlù

Traditional: 走彎路

to take an indirect route

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Meaning of 走弯路 in English

zǒuwānlùHSK 7–9Syllabus #10952
  1. to take an indirect route
  2. to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method

Characters

走 on its own →
zǒu · to walk

HSK words with 走

走HSK 2走路HSK 2行走HSK 5走廊HSK 6出走HSK 7–9走漏HSK 7–9走势HSK 7–9走私HSK 7–9走向HSK 7–9走过场HSK 7–9
弯 on its own →
wān · bent

HSK words with 弯

弯HSK 5拐弯HSK 6弯曲HSK 6
路 on its own →
lù · road (CL:條|条[tiao2])

HSK words with 路

路HSK 2路上HSK 2走路HSK 2路边HSK 3路口HSK 3马路HSK 3道路HSK 4公路HSK 4路过HSK 4十字路口HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences