How to say “tourist” in Chinese
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“Tourist” in Chinese is 游客, yóu kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
游客 is read yóu kè: 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”.
On top, 宀 “roof”: a guest is someone under your roof.
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 “游客”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 游客. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 游客向司机问路yóukèxiàngsījīwènlùA tourist asks the driver for directions.
- 今年游客减少了一半jīnniányóukèjiǎnshǎoleyíbànThis year the number of tourists fell by half.
- 这里的人对游客很友好zhèlǐderénduìyóukèhěnyǒuhǎoPeople here are friendly to tourists.
- 这里的游客大都是学生zhèlǐdeyóukèdàdūshìxuéshengThe tourists here are mostly students.
More words from the lesson “Ready to go”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tourist” in Chinese?
“Tourist” in Chinese is 游客, pinyin yóukè.
What does 游客 mean?
游客 (yóukè) means “tourist”.
How do you write 游客?
游客 is 2 characters: 游 (yóu) — swim; wander; 客 (kè) — guest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 游客?
游客 is read yóukè. Tones: yóu — second tone, kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tourist” in the lesson “Ready to go”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. 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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