How to Say ‘Did take a small detour’ in Traditional Chinese
有繞一下路
yǒu rào yī xià lù
[yoe rao ee shyah loo]
💬 Usage Tip: In [有繞一下路], [有] often marks that something did happen, especially when explaining or defending an action. [一下] softens it and makes it sound smaller: [等一下] "wait a moment," [看一下] "take a quick look."
Phrase Breakdown
有
yǒu
[yoe]
did; have
Used here to indicate that an action did happen in the past.
司機有先說明原因。
The driver did explain the reason first.
繞
rào
[rao]
go around; detour
To take an indirect path or go around something.
剛剛是不是有繞一段路？
Did we detour for a stretch just now?
一下
yī xià
[ee shyah]
a little; briefly
Softens the action, making it sound small or brief.
麻煩你等我一下。
Please wait for me a moment.
路
lù
[loo]
road; route
Can refer to a physical road or the route taken.
這條路平常不會這麼塞。
This road usually isn’t this congested.
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