走弯路
zǒu wān lùㄗㄡˇ ㄨㄢ ㄌㄨˋ
Traditional: 走彎路
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
走弯路 (zǒu wān lù) means to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method.
Meaning(verb)
to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
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Stroke order
7 strokes
to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning)
9 strokes
to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
13 strokes
surname Lu
Related words
- 走 zǒu — to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning)
- 走廊 zǒu láng — corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda
- 走私 zǒu sī — to smuggle; to have an illicit affair
- 走漏 zǒu lòu — to leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)
- 飞禽走兽 fēi qín zǒu shòu — birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air