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yóu
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to walk
  2. 2. to tour
  3. 3. to roam
  4. 4. to travel

Example Sentences

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Tom會 泳,但Mary卻不會。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1178830)

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Words Containing 游

爱丽丝漫游奇境记
ài lì sī màn yóu qí jìng jì

Alice in Wonderland

上游
shàng yóu

upper reaches (of a river)

游历
yóu lì

to tour

中国游艺机游乐园协会
zhōng guó yóu yì jī yóu lè yuán xié huì

China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA)

文化和旅游部
wén huà hé lǚ yóu bù

(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism

游泳衣
yóu yǒng yī

swimsuit

旅游业
lǚ yóu yè

tourism industry

八十天环游地球
bā shí tiān huán yóu dì qiú

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[rú lè · fán ěr nà]

游刃有余
yóu rèn yǒu yú

handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

浮游生物
fú yóu shēng wù

plankton

驾鹤西游
jià hè xī yóu

see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jià hè xī qù]

续西游记
xù xī yóu jì

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

徐霞客游记
xú xiá kè yóu jì

Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries, a book of travel records by 徐霞客[xú xiá kè] on geology, geography, plants etc

游戏
yóu xì

game

游说团
yóu shuì tuán

lobby group

下游
xià yóu

lower reaches (of a river)

游手好闲
yóu shǒu hào xián

to idle about

悠哉游哉
yōu zāi yóu zāi

see 悠哉悠哉[yōu zāi yōu zāi]

喜群游
xǐ qún yóu

gregarious (ichthyology)

电子游戏
diàn zǐ yóu xì

computer and video games

示威游行
shì wēi yóu xíng

(protest) demonstration

游逛
yóu guàng

to go sightseeing

仙游
xiān yóu

Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[pú tián], Fujian

游戏王
yóu xì wáng

Yu-Gi-Oh!

游侠
yóu xiá

knight-errant

游动
yóu dòng

to move about

泅游
qiú yóu

to swim

游导
yóu dǎo

tour guide

游园
yóu yuán

to visit a park or garden

信天游
xìn tiān yóu

a style of folk music of Shaanxi

游标
yóu biāo

vernier

出游
chū yóu

to go on a tour

猫鼠游戏
māo shǔ yóu xì

cat and mouse game

游民
yóu mín

vagrant

奖励旅游
jiǎng lì lǚ yóu

incentive travel

旅游
lǚ yóu

trip

后西游记
hòu xī yóu jì

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

游艺团
yóu yì tuán

group of actors or acrobats at a fair

游锡堃
yóu xī kūn

Yu Shyi-kun (1948-) Taiwanese politician

洄游
huí yóu

(of fish) to migrate

龙游
lóng yóu

Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang

仙游县
xiān yóu xiàn

Xianyou county in Putian 莆田[pú tián], Fujian

游资
yóu zī

floating capital

游乐场
yóu lè chǎng

playground

国家旅游度假区
guó jiā lǚ yóu dù jià qū

National Resort District (PRC)

游走
yóu zǒu

to swim away

远游
yuǎn yóu

to travel far

皇家加勒比海游轮公司
huáng jiā jiā lè bǐ hǎi yóu lún gōng sī

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

旅游城市
lǚ yóu chéng shì

tourist city

旅游客
lǚ yóu kè

a tourist

数字游民
shù zì yóu mín

digital nomad

旅游
lǚ yóu

trip

跨鹤西游
kuà hè xī yóu

to die

游泳馆
yóu yǒng guǎn

swimming pool

麟游县
lín yóu xiàn

Linyou County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi

力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu

to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result

游艺会
yóu yì huì

folk festival

广游
guǎng yóu

to travel widely (esp. as Daoist priest or Buddhist monk)

游街示众
yóu jiē shì zhòng

to parade (a prisoner) through the streets

北京国家游泳中心
běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn

Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

漫游
màn yóu

to travel around

游子
yóu zǐ

person living or traveling far from home

陆游
lù yóu

Lu You (1125-1210), widely regarded as the greatest of the Southern Song poets

游丝
yóu sī

gossamer

龙游县
lóng yóu xiàn

Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang

游人如织
yóu rén rú zhī

crowded with visitors; packed with tourists

漂游
piāo yóu

drift

游移
yóu yí

to wander

易游网
yì yóu wǎng

ezTravel, Taiwanese travel agency

梦游症
mèng yóu zhèng

somnambulism

游艺
yóu yì

entertainment

游戏池
yóu xì chí

paddling pool

云游
yún yóu

to wander (typically of an errant priest)

游隼
yóu sǔn

(bird species of China) peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

游击队
yóu jī duì

guerrilla band

外国旅游者
wài guó lǚ yóu zhě

foreign traveler

优哉游哉
yōu zāi yóu zāi

see 悠哉悠哉[yōu zāi yōu zāi]

游吟诗人
yóu yín shī rén

troubadour; bard

梦游
mèng yóu

to sleepwalk

遨游
áo yóu

to travel; to go on a tour; to roam

旅游景点
lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn

tourist attraction

夜游症
yè yóu zhèng

somnambulism

中游
zhōng yóu

the middle stretches of a river

一个幽灵在欧洲游荡
yī gè yōu líng zài ōu zhōu yóu dàng

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.

秋游
qiū yóu

autumn outing

游说团体
yóu shuì tuán tǐ

lobby group

游泳圈
yóu yǒng quān

swim ring

西游补
xī yóu bǔ

one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

巡游
xún yóu

to patrol

游船
yóu chuán

pleasure boat

联机游戏
lián jī yóu xì

a network computer game

釜底游鱼
fǔ dǐ yóu yú

a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)

旅游集散中心
lǚ yóu jí sàn zhōng xīn

tour group assembly and dispatch center

周游列国
zhōu yóu liè guó

to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations

游泳镜
yóu yǒng jìng

swimming goggles

游赏
yóu shǎng

to enjoy the sights (of)

拟游隼
nǐ yóu sǔn

(bird species of China) Barbary falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)

夜游
yè yóu

to go to some place at night

游惰
yóu duò

to laze about without doing anything productive

游客
yóu kè

traveler

填字游戏
tián zì yóu xì

crossword

太空游
tài kōng yóu

space tourism

包价旅游
bāo jià lǚ yóu

package holiday

游水
yóu shuǐ

to swim

世界旅游组织
shì jiè lǚ yóu zǔ zhī

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

游泳池
yóu yǒng chí

swimming pool

旧游
jiù yóu

place one has previously visited

游记
yóu jì

travel notes

游离
yóu lí

to disassociate

春游
chūn yóu

spring outing

嬉游
xī yóu

to amuse oneself

游乐
yóu lè

to amuse oneself

生态环境游
shēng tài huán jìng yóu

ecotourism

权游
quán yóu

Game of Thrones (TV series)

游泳裤
yóu yǒng kù

see 泳褲|泳裤[yǒng kù]

优游
yōu yóu

carefree

游戏场
yóu xì chǎng

playground

游艇
yóu tǐng

barge

游弋
yóu yì

(of a naval vessel) to cruise

打游击
dǎ yóu jī

to fight as a guerilla

桌游
zhuō yóu

board game

被旅游
bèi lǚ yóu

(coll.) (of a dissident) to be taken on a tour, ostensibly a vacation, but actually a trip organized by the authorities where one's every move is watched

三江生态旅游区
sān jiāng shēng tài lǚ yóu qū

Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[wèn chuān xiàn], northwest Sichuan

游说
yóu shuì

to lobby

游戏主机
yóu xì zhǔ jī

video game console

游荡
yóu dàng

to wander

游民改造
yóu mín gǎi zào

rehabilitation of displaced persons

般游
pán yóu

to amuse oneself

游览
yóu lǎn

to go sightseeing

游伴
yóu bàn

playmate

周游
zhōu yóu

to travel around

野游
yě yóu

outing in the country

花式游泳
huā shì yóu yǒng

synchronized swimming

老残游记
lǎo cán yóu jì

The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗[liú è]

游仙
yóu xiān

Youxian district of Mianyang city 綿陽市|绵阳市[mián yáng shì], north Sichuan

背包游
bèi bāo yóu

backpacking

拼板游戏
pīn bǎn yóu xì

jigsaw puzzle; wood block puzzle

游乐园
yóu lè yuán

amusement park

游手
yóu shǒu

to be idle

小游
xiǎo yóu

outing

游玩
yóu wán

to amuse oneself

游春
yóu chūn

to go for a trip in spring

游戏设备
yóu xì shè bèi

gaming device

角色扮演游戏
jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xì

role-playing game (RPG)

换房旅游
huàn fáng lǚ yóu

house-swap vacation

游说集团
yóu shuì jí tuán

lobby group

游侠骑士
yóu xiá qí shì

a knight-errant

游戏说
yóu xì shuō

theory of free play (in Kant's philosophy)

手游
shǒu yóu

mobile game

旅游热点
lǚ yóu rè diǎn

a hot tourist attraction

游街
yóu jiē

to parade sb through the streets

游艺场
yóu yì chǎng

place of entertainment

漏网游鱼
lòu wǎng yóu yú

see 漏網之魚|漏网之鱼[lòu wǎng zhī yú]

吟游
yín yóu

to wander as minstrel

交游
jiāo yóu

to have friendly relationships

游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù

visitors are not admitted (idiom)

悠游卡
yōu yóu kǎ

EasyCard (smart card used mainly for public transportation in Taiwan)

游览区
yóu lǎn qū

tourist regions

狎妓冶游
xiá jì yě yóu

to be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels (idiom)

游蛇
yóu shé

water snake

游泳
yóu yǒng

swimming

环游
huán yóu

to travel around (the world, a country etc)

郊游
jiāo yóu

to go for an outing

游戏机
yóu xì jī

video game machine

麟游
lín yóu

Linyou County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi

冶游
yě yóu

to go courting

优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé

free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered

会奖旅游
huì jiǎng lǚ yóu

MICE tourism (acronym for \meetings

游轮
yóu lún

cruise ship

花样游泳
huā yàng yóu yǒng

synchronized swimming

神游
shén yóu

to go on a mental journey

生态旅游
shēng tài lǚ yóu

ecotourism

旅游团
lǚ yóu tuán

tour group

游人
yóu rén

a tourist

权力的游戏
quán lì de yóu xì

Game of Thrones (TV series)

游仙区
yóu xiān qū

Youxian district of Mianyang city 綿陽市|绵阳市[mián yáng shì], north Sichuan

游猎
yóu liè

to go on a hunting expedition

游击
yóu jī

guerrilla warfare

游牧
yóu mù

nomadic

游戏手柄
yóu xì shǒu bǐng

gamepad

游移不定
yóu yí bù dìng

to oscillate without pause (idiom)

周游世界
zhōu yóu shì jiè

to travel around the world

旅游者
lǚ yóu zhě

tourist

游山玩水
yóu shān wán shuǐ

to go on a scenic tour

游行
yóu xíng

to march; to parade; to demonstrate

自游
zì yóu

to travel alone (i.e. not with a tourist group)

旅游胜地
lǚ yóu shèng dì

tourist center

导游
dǎo yóu

tour guide

西游记
xī yóu jì

\Journey to the West\, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩[wú chéng ēn], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also called \Pilgrimage to the West\ or \Monkey\",2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 157078,110703,Western Liao

红色旅游
hóng sè lǚ yóu

red tourism, focused on sites in China associated with the Communist Revolution

重历旧游
chóng lì jiù yóu

to revisit

游标卡尺
yóu biāo kǎ chǐ

dial calipers

游园会
yóu yuán huì

garden party; fete (held in a garden or park); carnival; fair

游击战
yóu jī zhàn

guerrilla warfare

无业游民
wú yè yóu mín

unemployed person