走弯路
zǒuwānlù
to take a detour; to go the wrong way; to make avoidable mistakes
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Example phrases
- 新团队没有吸取前人的经验，因此在项目初期不断走弯路。 Xīn tuánduì méiyǒu xīqǔ qiánrén de jīngyàn, yīncǐ zài xiàngmù chūqī búduàn zǒu wānlù. The new team failed to learn from others' experience, so it kept taking wrong turns in the early stage of the project.
- 有了这份经验，大家能少走弯路，更快完成任务。 Yǒule zhè fèn jīngyàn, dàjiā néng shǎo zǒu wānlù, gèng kuài wánchéng rènwù. With this experience, everyone can avoid needless detours and finish the task faster.
- 年轻时走弯路并不可怕，怕的是不肯改正。 Niánqīng shí zǒu wānlù bìng bù kěpà, pà de shì bù kěn gǎizhèng. Taking wrong turns when you are young is not scary; what is scary is refusing to correct course.
Related words
- 走 zǒu to walk, to go
- 走路 zǒulù to walk, to go on foot
- 走过 zǒuguò to walk past
- 走进 zǒujìn to walk into
- 走开 zǒukāi to go away
- 逃走 táozǒu to run away; to escape
- 走廊 zǒuláng corridor
- 出走 chūzǒu to run away; to leave home or one’s original place
- 东奔西走 dōngbēnxīzǒu to run around busily; to rush about here and there
- 飞禽走兽 fēiqínzǒushòu birds and beasts; all kinds of animals
- 走过场 zǒuguòchǎng to go through the motions; to do something perfunctorily
- 走漏 zǒulòu to leak; to divulge