绕道 (rào dào) — to take a detour; to go the long way around; to bypass (an obstacle or a sensitive issue)

Definition

Examples

• 前面修路，我们只好从一个村子绕道去公司。
  Qián miàn xiū lù, wǒ men zhǐ hǎo cóng yí gè cūn zi rào dào qù gōng sī.
  The road ahead is under construction, so we have to go to the office by detouring through a village.
• 他为了避开那个讨厌的邻居，每天上班都绕一个大圈道。
  Tā wèi le bì kāi nà ge tǎo yàn de lín jū, měi tiān shàng bān dōu rào yí gè dà quān dào.
  To avoid that annoying neighbor, he takes a big detour every day on his way to work.
• 这个敏感话题最好绕道，别在会上提起。
  Zhè ge mǐn gǎn huà tí zuì hǎo rào dào, bié zài huì shàng tí qǐ.
  It's best to bypass this sensitive topic and not bring it up at the meeting.