游猎 (yóuliè): to go on a hunting expedition;…

Meanings

1 to go on a hunting expedition; to roam and hunt

Characters

游

Examples

古代帝王常到郊外游猎。

Gǔdài dìwáng cháng dào jiāowài yóuliè.

Emperors in ancient times often went hunting in the countryside.

他们骑马在草原上游猎。

Tāmen qímǎ zài cǎoyuán shàng yóuliè.

They rode on horseback hunting across the grasslands.

Tips

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Literary/historical word — appears in classical texts and history writing about emperors and nobles. In modern Chinese, hunting is more often 打猎 (dǎliè).

Stroke Order

游 yóu

猎 liè

Related Words

猎 liè #5,419

to hunt / hunting

打猎 dǎliè HSK 7 #5,999

to hunt; to go hunting

狩猎 shòuliè #6,629

to hunt / hunting

游 yóu HSK 3 #2,419

to swim / to travel; to tour; to roam

游荡 yóudàng #6,992

to wander / to roam / to loiter

猎杀 lièshā #8,382

to hunt and kill; to hunt down

指示猎犬 zhǐshìlièquǎn

pointer (hunting dog) / pointing gun dog used in upland bird hunting

出猎 chūliè

to go out hunting / to set out on a hunt

游艇 yóutǐng #5,015

yacht / pleasure boat

游行 yóuxíng HSK 6 #3,947

to march; to parade; to demonstrate / parade; march; procession