郊游 (jiāo yóu) — to go on an outing; to go on an excursion | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

郊游 specifically means a leisure outing to the countryside or suburbs (park, nature). More recreational than 出行/外出 (general going out); 游览 is sightseeing at a specific site.

verb

to go on an outingto go on an excursion

Examples

，郊游？
Míng tiān tiān qì bú cuò, wǒ men qù jiāo yóu zěn me yàng?
The weather is nice tomorrow. How about we go on an outing?
郊游，。
Qù jiāo yóu kě yǐ hū xī xīn xiān kōng qì, fàng sōng xīn qíng.
Going on an outing lets you breathe fresh air and relax your mind.
郊游。
Zhōu mò qù gōng yuán jiāo yóu shì gè hǎo zhǔ yì.
Going on an outing to the park on the weekend is a good idea.

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.

郊jiāosuburbs

Suburbs plus an outing combine to describe a trip outside the city.

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.

交阝郊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as邑yì

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

交jiāo郊jiāo

Same sound today

郊 pairs the meaning part 邑 (written as 阝) with 交, the sound part.

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.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Outdoor Recreation Travel & Tourism

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