旅行家

lǚxíngjiā

noun #30,552

Measure Word

一位旅行家 wèi

Meanings

1 traveler
2 explorer
3 (serious / professional) globe-trotter

Characters

specialist; -ist

Examples

马可·波罗是一位著名的旅行家。

Mǎkě·Bōluó shì yī wèi zhùmíng de lǚxíngjiā.

Marco Polo was a famous traveler.

她梦想成为一名职业旅行家。

Tā mèngxiǎng chéngwéi yī míng zhíyè lǚxíngjiā.

She dreams of becoming a professional traveler.

Tips

usage

The 家 suffix elevates 旅行 (to travel) into someone who does it as a vocation or expertise — a 旅行家 is more like an 'explorer' or 'travel writer' than a casual tourist (游客 yóukè). Compare 画家 (painter), 作家 (writer), 科学家 (scientist).

Stroke Order

旅 lǚ

行 xíng

家 jiā