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巡游 (xún yóu) — to parade; to go in a procession (as part of a celebration); to patrol; to make a tour of inspection

Definition

巡游 means moving through a place as a procession (parade) or as a patrol — both senses involve traveling along a route, but the parade sense is celebratory while the patrol sense is for inspection or security.

verb
to paradeto go in a procession (as part of a celebration)to patrolto make a tour of inspection

Examples

  • 巡游。
    Huā chē zài jiē shàng xún yóu.
    The floats are parading on the street.
  • 巡游。
    Bǎo ān měi tiān wǎn shàng zài xiǎo qū lǐ xún yóu yí cì.
    The security guard patrols the neighborhood once every evening.
  • 巡游，。
    Wǔ lóng duì zài guǎng chǎng shàng xún yóu, xī yǐn le hěn duō rén.
    The dragon dance team paraded on the square, attracting many people.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

巡xúnpatrol
游yóutravel

巡 means to patrol and 游 means to travel, so together they describe moving around in a tour or parade.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān巡xún
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

巡 pairs 辵, a walking part, with 川 as a sound part.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
斿
斿yóu游yóu
Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

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