How to say “travel” in Chinese
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“Travel” in Chinese is 旅游, lǚ yóu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
旅游 is read lǚ yóu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
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 “旅游”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 旅游. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我准备去中国旅游wǒzhǔnbèiqùZhōngguólǚyóuI'm planning a trip to China.
- 你敢不敢一个人去旅游？nǐgǎnbugǎnyígerénqùlǚyóuWould you dare travel on your own?
- 大多数人都喜欢旅游。dàduōshùréndōuxǐhuanlǚyóuMost people love to travel.
- 出国旅游最好买保险chūguólǚyóuzuìhǎomǎibǎoxiǎnWhen you travel abroad, it's best to buy insurance.
- 旅游是这里的主要产业lǚyóushìzhèlǐdezhǔyàochǎnyèTourism is the main industry here.
- 秋天去中国旅游怎么样？qiūtiānqùZhōngguólǚyóuzěnmeyàngHow about a trip to China in the fall?
More words from the lesson “Leaving soon”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “travel” in Chinese?
“Travel” in Chinese is 旅游, pinyin lǚyóu.
What does 旅游 mean?
旅游 (lǚyóu) means “travel”.
How do you write 旅游?
旅游 is 2 characters: 旅 (lǚ) — travel, journey; 游 (yóu) — swim; wander. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 旅游?
旅游 is read lǚyóu. Tones: lǚ — third tone, yóu — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“travel” in the lesson “Leaving soon”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. 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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