make a detour; go via
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to make a detour; to go by way of; to travel via (an intermediate place)
Indicates traveling to a destination through an intermediate location rather than taking a direct route. Commonly used for travel routes.
Cóng从
Shàng上
hǎi海
zhuǎn转
dào道
Wǔ武
hàn汉
jìn进
Jīng京
。
Travel from Shanghai to Beijing via Wuhan.
Tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
zhuǎn转
dào道
Xiāng香
gǎng港
fēi飞
wǎng往
Lún伦
dūn敦
。
They decided to fly to London via Hong Kong.
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Yóu由
yú于
méi没
yǒu有
zhí直
háng航
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
zhuǎn转
dào道
Xīn新
jiā加
pō坡
。
Since there is no direct flight, we have to go via Singapore.