走弯路
zǒu wānlù
“To take an indirect route” in Chinese is 走弯路 (zǒu wānlù).
Meaning
- to take an indirect route
- to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
Example
大家事先要搞好调查研究，把方案设计得周密些，以便少走弯路。
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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