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繞過

简绕过 · 繁繞過

Mandarin · pinyin rào guò

to detour
to bypass
to circumvent
to avoid
to wind around (of a road etc)

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
绕: rào · entwine; wind around; surround
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across

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4–4 · rao4 guo4

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verb

to go around; to detour past; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around

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