改道

gǎidào

verb #26,642

Meanings

1 to change route
2 to divert
3 to take a different path

Characters

to change, to alter

road, path, route

Examples

由于道路施工，我们不得不改道行驶。

Yóuyú dàolù shīgōng, wǒmen bùdébù gǎidào xíngshǐ.

Due to road construction, we had to take a detour.

河流因为地震改道了，淹没了附近的村庄。

Héliú yīnwèi dìzhèn gǎidào le, yānmò le fùjìn de cūnzhuāng.

The river changed course due to the earthquake, flooding nearby villages.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

道 dào