绕行 meaning in English

ràoxíng

to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 繞行15 strokes

Meaning of 绕行

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

ràoxíng
  1. to take a circular (or circuitous) route
  2. to do a circuit
  3. (of a planet) to orbit
  4. (of a sailor) to circumnavigate
  5. to take a detour
  6. to bypass

绕行 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

海hǎi王wáng星xīng绕rào行xíng太tài阳yáng一yī周zhōu要yào花huā一yì百bǎi六liù十shí五wǔ年nián。
It takes 165 years for Neptune to orbit around the sun.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

绕 rào · to wind · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 绕行.

不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
进行jìnxíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
银行yínhángbank
旅行lǚxíngto travel; journey; trip
举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
流行liúxíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
行人xíngrénpedestrian; traveler on foot
银行卡yínhángkǎbank card
飞行fēixíngto fly; flight

Questions about 绕行

What does 绕行 mean?

绕行 (ràoxíng) means "to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 绕行?

绕行 is made of 2 characters: 绕 (9 strokes), 行 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 绕行 an HSK word?

Yes. 绕行 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 绕行 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 绕行 is written 繞行.