How to Say ‘Went around a bit / took a detour’ in Traditional Chinese
繞了一點
rào le yī diǎn
[row luh ee-dyen]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting [一點] after the verb phrase softens the claim to [a bit]. That makes [繞了一點] much less confrontational than saying a stronger line like [繞遠了].
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: If you think the driver may be taking a longer route, [繞了一點] is a tactful way to raise it without openly accusing them of cheating. In Taiwan, starting softer often keeps the conversation cooperative.
Phrase Breakdown
繞了
rào le
took a detour; went around
Indicates that the route was not direct.
我們繞了很久。
We went around for a long time.
Words in this phrase
繞
rào
[row]
to detour; to go around
Describes taking a less direct route.
今天好像繞了一點。
Today it seems we went a bit out of the way.
了
le
[luh]
completed-action particle
Marks that the detouring has already happened.
今天好像繞了一點。
Today it seems we went a bit out of the way.
一點
yī diǎn
[ee-dyen]
a little; a bit
Indicates that the amount of detour was small.
今天好像繞了一點。
Today it seems we went a bit out of the way.
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