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游历 (yóu lì) — to travel (for pleasure, exploration, or knowledge); to journey and experience

Definition

游历 (yóulì) means to travel widely for learning or enrichment — wider in scope than 旅行, which is general travel or tourism, and closer to 'journey for experience' than a simple sightseeing trip.

verb
to travel (for pleasure, exploration, or knowledge)to journey and experience

Examples

  • 游历。
    Tā nián qīng shí yóu lì le xǔ duō guó jiā.
    He traveled to many countries when he was young.
  • 游历。
    Wǒ jì huà míng nián qù ōu zhōu yóu lì sān gè yuè.
    I plan to travel around Europe for three months next year.
  • 游历。
    Tā xǐ huan tōng guò yóu lì liǎo jiě bù tóng de wén huà.
    She likes to learn about different cultures through traveling.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

游yóutravel
历lìexperience

游 (travel) and 历 (experience) combine to mean travel for pleasure or knowledge.

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
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.

Open 游 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歷; 历 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 历 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (简历, 经历) it is 歷; in others (日历) it is 曆.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
厤
厤lì歷lì
Same sound today

The form 歷 pairs 止 with the sound part 厤.

Open 历 →
Appears in
Travel & Tourism

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