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漫游 (màn yóu) — to roam, to travel around freely; to roam (mobile phone connecting through a foreign network)

Definition

漫游 means 'to roam or wander freely', often for pleasure or without a fixed route. Less aimless or destitute than 流浪, more leisurely and free-spirited than 巡回's scheduled tour.

verb
to roamto travel around freelyto roam (mobile phone connecting through a foreign network)

Examples

  • 漫游。
    Tā xǐ huan zài sēn lín lǐ màn yóu.
    He likes to roam in the forest.
  • 漫游。
    Chū guó qián jì de kāi tōng guó jì màn yóu.
    Remember to activate international roaming before going abroad.
  • 漫游。
    Tā de sī xù zài wǎng shì zhōng màn yóu.
    His thoughts roamed among past events.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

漫mànfree
游yóutravel

漫 “free” and 游 “travel” combine to mean roam.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
曼
曼màn漫
Same sound today

漫 uses 氵 (water) and 曼 for the sound; 曼 also means “vast, extended,” showing water spread out or overflowing.

Open 漫 →

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 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Phones & TelecomTravel & Tourism

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