Definition & Meaning

1.(of route) circuitous

2.go the long way round; make a detour

Word usage

rào yuǎn r

绕 远 儿

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1
adj.(of route) circuitous
- nà tiáo lù rào yuǎn r
  那条路绕远儿。
  That is the long way round.
- zhè me zǒu tài rào yuǎn r le
  这么走太绕远儿了。
  If you go that way, you'll be taking a roundabout and much longer route.
2
v.go the long way round; make a detour
- wǒ nìng kě fān shān yě bù yuàn rào yuǎn r
  我宁可翻山也不愿绕远儿。
  I'd rather traverse the mountain than go the long way round.
antonym
chāo jìn r抄近儿

Word usage

Separable word
"绕" and "远儿" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我们绕了个大远儿才到。
  We get a long way round to get there.
- 我绕个远儿送你回家。
  I'll go the long way round and send you home.
- 我宁可绕点儿远儿也不翻山。
  I'd rather go a long way round than cross the mountains.

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