How to say “go around” in Chinese
go around, detour
“Go around” in Chinese is 绕, rào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
绕 is read rào. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: winding thread. The right part 尧 is the same as in 烧 shāo.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “绕”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 绕. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 前面堵车了我们绕路走吧qiánmiàndǔchēle,wǒmenràolùzǒubaThere's a jam ahead, let's take a detour.
- 地球围绕太阳转dìqiúwéiràotàiyángzhuànThe Earth revolves around the Sun.
- 月球围绕地球转，转一圈大约需要一个月。yuèqiúwéiràodìqiúzhuàn,zhuànyìquāndàyuēxūyàoyígeyuèThe Moon revolves around the Earth; one orbit takes about a month.
- 月球围绕地球转yuèqiúwéiràodìqiúzhuànThe Moon revolves around the Earth.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The route”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “go around” in Chinese?
“Go around” in Chinese is 绕, pinyin rào.
What does 绕 mean?
绕 (rào) means “go around, detour”.
How do you write 绕?
绕 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 绕?
绕 is read rào. Tones: rào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“go around” in the lesson “The route”
This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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