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Using 绕 (rào) to express "bypassing" or "going around"
Direction & Movement
Manner & Method
Explanation
The verb 绕 (rào) means "to go around," "to bypass," or "to circle." It describes the action of taking an indirect route to avoid something. For example, 绕过封锁 means "to bypass a blockade." It can also mean to wind or wrap around something.
Examples
前面在修路，我们只能绕过去。
Qiánmiàn zài xiū lù, wǒmen zhǐ néng rào guòqù.
There's road construction ahead; we can only go around it.
他绕了一大圈才找到商场的入口。
Tā rào le yí dà quān cái zhǎodào shāngchǎng de rùkǒu.
He went a long way around before finding the entrance to the mall.
小河绕过村庄，流向远方。
Xiǎo hé rào guò cūnzhuāng, liú xiàng yuǎnfāng.
The stream winds around the village and flows into the distance.