走弯路

Traditional form:

走彎路

Pinyin (reading):

zǒuwānlù

Definitions:

• to take an indirect route
• to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method

Characters:

• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 弯 - bend, curve, turn
• 路 - road, path, street; journey

Traditional characters:

• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 彎 - bend, curve, turn
• 路 - road, path, street; journey