Definition & Meaning

1.take a circuitous route

2.make a detour

rào quān zi

绕 圈 子

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1
v.take a circuitous route
- fēi jī zài chéng shì shàng fāng rào quān zi
  飞机在城市上方绕圈子。
  The plane circled above the city.
- rào quān zi zǒu yuān wang lù
  绕圈子走冤枉路
  make unnecessary detours
- tā tè dì rào quān zi xiǎng cóng tā jiā mén kǒu jīng guò
  他特地绕圈子，想从她家门口经过。
  He made a detour to pass the house where she lived.
2
v.make a detour
- bù lùn nǐ yǒu duō jiǒng shuō huà bù yào rào quān zi
  不论你有多窘，说话不要绕圈子。
  Don't beat about the Bush no matter how embarrassed you are.
- tā shuō huà ài rào quān zi
  她说话爱绕圈子。
  She likes to beat about the bush when she speaks.
- nǐ bié hé wǒ rào quān zi le
  你别和我绕圈子了！
  Don't beat about the bush with me!

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