绕道

qián miàn yǒu gè shuǐ kù wǒ men děi rào dào

前面有个水库，我们得绕道。

There's a reservoir ahead. We'll have to make a detour.

nǐ bù yào yī yù kùn nan jiù rào dào

你不要一遇困难就绕道。

Don't always try to skirt round difficulties.

huí jiā de shí hou wǒ rào dào qù le yóu jú

回家的时候，我绕道去了邮局。

On the way home I took a detour to the post office.

rào dào yū huí

绕道迂回

make a detour

wǒ xiǎng rào dào qù kàn péng you

我想绕道去看朋友。

I want to make a detour to see a friend.

rào dào yùn shū

绕道运输

transport the long way round

rào dào ér xíng

绕道而行

take a devious route

wèi le tā fāng biàn tā hěn lè yì rào dào

为了她方便，他很乐意绕道。

He was happy to make a detour for her convenience.

wǒ men zhǐ hǎo rào dào bì kāi bèi hóng shuǐ yān mò de tián yě

我们只好绕道避开被洪水淹没的田野。

We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.