How to Say ‘The elevated highway was badly jammed, so I took the side road. It was a bit longer.’ in Simplified Chinese
高架上堵得厉害，我就走了辅路，是多绕了一点儿。
gāo jià shàng dǔ dé lì hài wǒ jiù zǒu le fǔ lù shì duō rào le yì diǎn ér
Phrase Breakdown
高架
gāo jià
上
shàng
堵
dǔ
得
dé
厉害
lì hài
我
wǒ
就
jiù
走
zǒu
了
le
辅路
fǔ lù
是
shì
多
duō
绕
rào
了
le
一点儿
yì diǎn ér
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