远路

遠路
yuǎnlù
noun #32,428

Meanings

  1. 1 a long road
  2. 2 a roundabout way
  3. 3 the long way around
  4. 4 a distant journey

Examples

Wèile bìkāi dǔchē, wǒmen ràole yuǎnlù.
To avoid the traffic, we took the long way around.
Tā dà lǎo yuǎn de cóng xiāngxia zǒu yuǎnlù lái kàn wǒ.
He came all the way from the countryside, traveling a long road to see me.

Tips

usage
The most common collocation is 绕远 (rào yuǎnlù, "to take the long way around") — both literal (a longer route) and figurative (a roundabout approach to a problem). Antonyms: 近路 (shortcut), 直路 (direct route).

Stroke Order

yuǎn