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旅行 (lǚ xíng) — to travel

Definition

旅行 is a general-purpose verb for 'to travel,' usually for a planned trip lasting days. 旅游 focuses more on sightseeing/holidays; 出行 is more formal and often daily commuting.

verb
to travel
Measure word · 趟, 次
Easily confused

Examples

  • 旅行。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù zhōng guó lǚ xíng.
    I want to travel to China next year.
  • 旅行？
    Nǐ lǚ xíng guò jǐ cì?
    How many times have you traveled?
  • 旅行。
    Tā shàng ge yuè lǚ xíng le yí tàng měi guó.
    He traveled to the US last month.

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
行xínggo

旅 and 行 both mean to go from place to place, so together they express traveling.

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

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →
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