Definition
弯路 literally means a winding road. It is also used figuratively to mean a detour in life — a mistake or unnecessary effort that delays your progress. You often hear it in phrases like 走弯路 (take a detour / make mistakes) and 少走弯路 (avoid unnecessary detours).
n.
winding roadcrooked path(figurative) mistakewrong pathdetour (in life)
Examples
- 弯路，。Zhè tiáo shān lù yǒu hěn duō wān lù, kāichē yào xiǎoxīn.This mountain road has many winding sections; drive carefully.
- 弯路，。Tā niánqīng de shíhou zǒu le bù shǎo wān lù, dàn xiànzài hěn chénggōng.He made many mistakes when he was young, but now he is very successful.
- ，。Wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng shǎo zǒu wān lù, zhíjiē zhǎodào shìhé zìjǐ de lù.I hope you can avoid unnecessary detours and directly find a path that suits you.
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