行李 (xíngli) — luggage

行李 (xíngli)

行李 means luggage or baggage. It refers to the bags and suitcases a traveler brings on a trip. The measure word for a piece of luggage is 件 (jiàn).

Meanings

1. [noun] Luggage; baggage; travel bags and suitcases.

Example Sentences

请把你的行李放在架子上。 Qǐng bǎ nǐ de xíngli fàng zài jiàzi shang. Please put your luggage on the shelf.

我的行李太重了，超重了。 Wǒ de xíngli tài zhòng le, chāozhòng le. My luggage is too heavy; it is overweight.

他只带了一件行李就出发了。 Tā zhǐ dài le yī jiàn xíngli jiù chūfā le. He set off with only one piece of luggage.

我们要去行李领取处拿行李。 Wǒmen yào qù xíngli lǐngqǔ chù ná xíngli. We need to go to the baggage claim to get our luggage.

Collocations

Memory Hook

行 means to travel or go, and 李 originally referred to plums but here is phonetic. Together 行李 is your travel bundle, everything you carry when you 行 (travel) from place to place. It goes wherever you go.