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绕行 (rào xíng) — to take a detour; to bypass (road closure, construction); to orbit; to circumnavigate (a celestial body, planet)

Definition

绕行 means to take a detour or bypass (e.g. road closed), or for a body to orbit another. 比 环绕 more practical and traffic-oriented; 比 走弯路 more concrete and less figurative.

verb
to take a detourto bypass (road closure, construction)to orbitto circumnavigate (a celestial body, planet)

Examples

  • ，绕行。
    Qián fāng shī gōng, qǐng chē liàng rào xíng.
    Construction ahead. Vehicles please take a detour.
  • 绕行。
    Yuè qiú rào xíng dì qiú yì zhōu dà yuē xū yào yí gè yuè.
    The Moon takes about one month to orbit the Earth.
  • ，绕行。
    Yīn wèi dào lù fēng bì, wǒ men zhǐ néng rào xíng.
    Because the road is closed, we can only take a detour.
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Roads & Traffic

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