他在这事上走弯路了。
He took a wrong path on this matter.
走弯路
to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 走彎路
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走弯路也是经历。
Taking a detour is also experience.