How to say “visitor” in Chinese

游人
yóurén

visitor (to a park), tourist

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Sports and leisure”

“Visitor” in Chinese is 游人, yóu rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

游人 is read yóu rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yóu — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
rén — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

游
yóu — swim; wander

On the left, 氵 “water”.

人
rén — person

A picture of a walking person: two legs.

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 “游人”.

Examples

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

  • 公园门口写着:请游人爱护花草。gōngyuánménkǒuxiězhe,qǐngyóurénàihùhuācǎoThe sign at the park entrance says: visitors are asked to take care of the flowers and grass.
  • 今天公园里游人不多jīntiāngōngyuánliyóurénbùduōThere aren't many visitors in the park today.

More words from the lesson “Views and scenes”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “visitor” in Chinese?

“Visitor” in Chinese is 游人, pinyin yóurén.

What does 游人 mean?

游人 (yóurén) means “visitor (to a park), tourist”.

How do you write 游人?

游人 is 2 characters: 游 (yóu) — swim; wander; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 游人?

游人 is read yóurén. Tones: yóu — second tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“visitor” in the lesson “Views and scenes”

This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. 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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