How to say “trip” in Chinese

旅行
lǚxíng

trip; travel

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Travel and vacations”

“Trip” in Chinese is 旅行, lǚ xíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

旅行 is read lǚ xíng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

lǚ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
xíng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

旅
lǚ — travel, journey
行
xíng — go; be OK

Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “旅行”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 旅行. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我喜欢一个人旅行wǒxǐhuanyígerénlǚxíngI like traveling on my own.
  • 我计划去南方旅行。wǒjìhuàqùnánfānglǚxíngI'm planning to travel to the south.
  • 祝你旅行顺利zhùnǐlǚxíngshùnlìHave a good trip!
  • 这次旅行很顺利zhècìlǚxínghěnshùnlìThis trip went smoothly.
  • 这次旅行一共花费了五千元zhècìlǚxíngyígònghuāfèilewǔqiānyuánThis trip cost five thousand yuan in total.
  • 这次旅行是旅行社安排的。zhècìlǚxíngshìlǚxíngshèānpáideThis trip was arranged by a travel agency.

More words from the lesson “Breaks and vacations”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “trip” in Chinese?

“Trip” in Chinese is 旅行, pinyin lǚxíng.

What does 旅行 mean?

旅行 (lǚxíng) means “trip; travel”.

How do you write 旅行?

旅行 is 2 characters: 旅 (lǚ) — travel, journey; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 旅行?

旅行 is read lǚxíng. Tones: lǚ — third tone, xíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“trip” in the lesson “Breaks and vacations”

This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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