旅游 (lǚyóu) — to travel; tourism

旅游 (lǚyóu)

旅游 means to travel for pleasure or sightseeing, and also refers to tourism as an activity or industry.

Meanings

1. [verb] to travel; to go on a trip; to tour
2. [noun] tourism; travel; a trip

Example Sentences

我很喜欢旅游，每年都会去一个新地方。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuān lǚyóu, měi nián dōu huì qù yī gè xīn dìfāng. I love traveling and go to a new place every year.

他们去云南旅游了两个星期。 Tāmen qù Yúnnán lǚyóu le liǎng gè xīngqī. They traveled to Yunnan for two weeks.

旅游可以让人开阔眼界。 Lǚyóu kěyǐ ràng rén kāikuò yǎnjiè. Travel can broaden one's horizons.

中国的旅游业发展越来越快。 Zhōngguó de lǚyóuyè fāzhǎn yuè lái yuè kuài. China's tourism industry is developing faster and faster.

Collocations

Memory Hook

旅 means "to travel/journey" and 游 means "to roam/swim" — 旅游 is the free-flowing journey of a traveler roaming from place to place.