游 yóu — to walk; to tour; to roam; to swim; to travel; to roam
夏天我喜欢去游泳。Xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan qù yóu yǒng.In summer I like to go swimming.
Common words: 旅游 (lǚ yóu)、游泳 (yóu yǒng)、游客 (yóu kè)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to roam"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to roam", including 游 (yóu), 游 (yóu). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to roam" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 游 (yóu), 游 (yóu) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading yóu, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 游 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 游 yóuto walk; to tour; to roam; to swim; to travel; to roamUseful words: 旅游, 游泳
- 游 yóuto walk; to tour; to roam; to swim; to travel; to roamUseful words: 旅游, 游泳
Common words for these 2 "to roam" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 游 (yóu) — so "to roam" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to roam".
游 yóu — to walk; to tour; to roam; to swim; to travel; to roam
夏天我喜欢去游泳。Xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan qù yóu yǒng.In summer I like to go swimming.
Common words: 旅游 (lǚ yóu)、游泳 (yóu yǒng)、游客 (yóu kè)
All 2 characters
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