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走弯路

zǒu wān lù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 走彎路

走弯路 (zǒu wān lù) means "to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 走弯路 means

1. to take an indirect route
2. to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method

The characters in 走弯路

• 走zǒuto walk; to go; to run
• 弯wānto bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
• 路lùroad; journey; route

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