游园 (yóu yuán) — to visit a garden or park (as a leisure activity)

Definition

游园 (yóu yuán) means to visit or stroll around a garden or park for leisure. More specific than 旅游 (general travel) — it focuses on the activity of enjoying a garden or park.

verb
to visit a garden or park (as a leisure activity)

Examples

  • 游园。
    Wǒ men zhōu mò qù yóu yuán ba.
    Let's go visit a garden this weekend.
  • 。
    Qù nián wǒ yóu le sān cì yuán.
    Last year I visited gardens three times.
  • 游园。
    Zhè ge gōng yuán hěn shì hé yóu yuán.
    This park is very suitable for visiting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

游yóuvisit/stroll
园yuángarden/park

游 (visit/stroll) and 园 (garden/park) combine for visiting a park.

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
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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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
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán园yuán
Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

Open 园 →

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