旅途 (lǚ tú) — journey, trip | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

旅途 focuses on the journey itself — the experience and process of traveling — rather than the activity (旅游, 旅行). Pairs naturally with 经历 to mean 'travel experience.'

noun

journeytrip

Measure word · 次

Examples

旅途，。
Zài zhè cì lǚ tú zhōng, wǒ yù dào le hěn duō yǒu qù de rén.
During this journey, I met many interesting people.
旅途，。
Tā de lǚ tú suī rán duǎn zàn, dàn lìng rén nán wàng.
His journey was short but unforgettable.
旅途。
Lǎo shī fēn xiǎng le tā qù xī zàng de lǚ tú jīng lì.
The teacher shared her travel experience in Tibet.

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.

旅lǚtravel

途túroad/way

“旅” (travel) and “途” (road/way) combine to mean the road of travel, i.e. a journey.

Characters in this word

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

㫃㫃㫃flag
从从cóngtwo people

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

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

辶余途

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

途 is made from 辶 (written fully as 辵), a walking part, and 余, which gives the sound.

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