观光客 (guān guāng kè) — tourist | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tourist

Measure word · 位

Examples

，观光客。
Měi dào xià tiān, zhè ge chéng shì jiù huì yǒng rù dà liàng guān guāng kè.
Every summer, this city is flooded with large numbers of tourists.
观光客。
guān guāng kè Men xǐ huan zài guǎng chǎng shàng pāi zhào liú niàn.
Tourists like to take photos on the square as souvenirs.
观光客。
Zhè jiā cān tīng zhuān mén wèi guān guāng kè tí gōng běn dì tè sè cài.
This restaurant specializes in providing local specialties for tourists.

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.

观光sightseeing

观guānlook光guāngscenery

动宾Verb + object

客kèperson

观光 means looking at scenery, and 客 is a person who does it.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

雚見觀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn觀guān

Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

火火huǒfire
卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

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

宀各客

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè客kè

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 客, 宀 is a roof and 各 gives the sound; the character meant a guest.

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