旅 (lǚ): trip, travel, to travel
旅 (lǚ) is a Chinese character meaning “trip.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 方 (structural) and 氏 (structural). It ranks #950 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 旅 a man 方 traveling with a pack 氏 on his back. Its radical form 方 (square) appears in many related characters such as 方 (fāng, square), 旁 (páng, one side), 族 (zú, race).
Definitions
- trip
- travel
- to travel
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA man 方 traveling with a pack 氏 on his back
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 旅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 旅行verb | lǚ xíng | to travel | 4 |
| 旅馆noun | lǚ guǎn | hotel | 4 |
| 旅程noun | lǚ chéng | journey | 6 |
| 旅游verb | lǚ yóu | trip | 2 |
| 旅途noun | lǚ tú | journey | 6 |
| 旅客noun | lǚ kè | traveler | 4 |
| 旅行社noun | lǚ xíng shè | travel agency | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旅店noun | lǚ diàn | inn |
| 旅行者noun | lǚ xíng zhě | traveler |
| 旅人 | lǚ rén | (literary) traveler |
| 军旅noun | jūn lǚ | army |
| 旅社noun | lǚ shè | hotel |
| 旅游团noun | lǚ yóu tuán | tour group |
| 旅游者noun | lǚ yóu zhě | tourist |
| 旅行袋 | lǚ xíng dài | travel bag |
| 旅行团noun | lǚ xíng tuán | tour group |
| 旅伴 | lǚ bàn | travel companion |
| 旅游业noun | lǚ yóu yè | tourism industry |
| 旅费noun | lǚ fèi | travel expenses |
| 旅长noun | lǚ zhǎng | (military) brigade commander |
| 商旅noun | shāng lǚ | businessmen and travelers |
| 旅居verb | lǚ jū | to stay away from home |
旅 appears in 78 compound words: 53 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 32 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 旅 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
他们两个是大学同学，毕业后一直保持着联系。
Tāmen liǎng gè shì dàxué tóngxué, bìyè hòu yīzhí bǎochízhe liánxì.
The two of them are college classmates and have kept in touch after graduation.
跨区出行需求活跃,冬奥会带火冰雪旅游热
kuà qū chū háng xū qiú huó yuè , dōng ào huì dài huǒ bīng xuě lǚ yóu rè
The demand for cross-regional travel is active, and the Winter Olympics will bring fire to ice and snow tourism
湖北文旅集团AI守岁人护新春 科技赋能年味浓
hú běi wén lǚ jí tuán shǒu suì rén hù xīn chūn kē jì fù néng nián wèi nóng
Hubei Culture and Tourism Group AI year-keeper to protect the New Year Technology empowers the flavor of the year
新春走军营丨北部战区陆军某边防旅巡逻艇中队守望北疆..
xīn chūn zǒu jūn yíng 丨 běi bù zhàn ōu lù jūn mǒu biān fáng lǚ xún luó tǐng zhōng duì shǒu wàng běi jiāng . .
The new spring walk military camp丨Army in the northern theater of war a border guard brigade patrol boat squadron watch over the northern border ...
“文旅+”业态提质升级,山东新春假日文旅消费场...
wén lǚ yè tài tí zhì shēng jí , shān dōng xīn chūn jiǎ rì wén lǚ xiāo fèi chǎng . . .
"Cultural Tourism Plus" Business Models Upgrade Quality, Shandong's Spring Festival Holiday Cultural Tourism Consumption Scene...
海洋邂逅非遗 上海海昌解锁新春文旅新玩法
hǎi yáng 邂 逅 fēi yí shǎng hǎi hǎi chāng xiè suǒ xīn chūn wén lǚ xīn wán fǎ
Ocean Encounter with Intangible Cultural Heritage: Shanghai Haichang Unlocks New Cultural Tourism Experiences for the Spring Festival
你什么时候旅游回来的啊？
Nǐ shénmeshíhou lǚyóu huílai de ā?
When did you get back from your trip?
我能用旅行支票付吗？
Wǒ néng yòng lǚxíngzhīpiào fù ma?
Can I pay with a travelers check?
附近有没有青年旅舍？
Fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu qīngniánlǚshè?
Is there a youth hostel near here?
你知道这家旅馆吗？
Nǐ zhīdào zhè jiā lǚguǎn ma?
Do you know that hotel?
Character Family
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