gǎi dào
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  • 1

    v.divert

    • jiāo tōng gǎi dào

      交通改道

      traffic diversion

    • shàng xíng chē liàng gǎi dào zǒu le xiǎo lù

      上行车辆改道小路

      Northbound traffic has been diverted onto a small road.

    • yóu yú gàn dào shàng fā shēng le jiāo tōng shì gù chē liàng gǎi dào le

      由于干道发生交通事故车辆改道

      The traffic diversion was due to an accident on the mainroad.

  • 2

    v.(of a river) change its course

    • huáng hé gǎi dào

      黄河改道

      change the course of the Yellow River

    • lì shǐ shàng huáng hé céng jīng duō cì gǎi dào

      历史黄河曾经多次改道

      The Huanghe River has changed its course many times over the centuries.

    • ràng hé liú gǎi dào

      河流改道

      divert the river from its course

  • 3

    v.change one's route

    • wǒ men jué dìng gǎi dào xiān qù yán ān

      我们决定改道延安

      We decided to change their route and go to Yan'an first.

    • tā men gǎi dào qù le xī ān

      他们改道西安

      They changed our route and went to Xi'an.

    • wǒ men gǎi dào qù háng zhōu le

      我们改道杭州

      We changed their route and went to Hangzhou.

Word usage

  • "改" and "道" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 公路翻修所有

      The highway is being renovated and all the cars have been diverted.

    • 你们

      Who told you to change the route?

    • 黄河曾经26

      The Yellow River has changed course 26 times.