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旅游 (lǚ yóu) — to travel; to go on a trip

Definition

旅游 is everyday 'to travel / go on a trip,' often for leisure. 旅行 also means travel but sounds more general; 游览 and 观光 focus on sightseeing at a place.

verb
to travelto go on a trip

Examples

  • 旅游。
    Wǒ shǔ jià xiǎng qù lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel during summer vacation.
  • 旅游？
    Nǐ lǚ yóu guò ma?
    Have you ever traveled?
  • 旅游。
    Wǒ men míng tiān qù shàng hǎi lǚ yóu.
    We are going to travel to Shanghai tomorrow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

旅lǚtravel
游yóuvisit

旅 and 游 both involve going out and seeing places, so together they mean traveling for leisure.

Characters in this word

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

旅 combines 㫃, a flag, and 从, two people, to show troops or a brigade.

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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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