游历

遊歷

yóulì

verb #22,176

Meanings

1 to travel extensively
2 to journey through
3 to roam

Characters

to travel / to roam / to swim

to pass through / experience / history

Examples

他年轻时游历了整个欧洲。

Tā niánqīng shí yóulì le zhěnggè Ōuzhōu.

In his youth he journeyed extensively throughout Europe.

这位作家的作品深受游历经历的影响。

Zhè wèi zuòjiā de zuòpǐn shēn shòu yóulì jīnglì de yǐngxiǎng.

This author's work is deeply influenced by his travels.

Tips

register

游历 is more literary and suggests purposeful, wide-ranging travel — often for self-cultivation or exploration. In everyday speech, 旅游 (lǚyóu) is more common.

Stroke Order

游 yóu

历 lì