郊游

郊遊

jiāoyóu

verb HSK 7 #25,328

Meanings

1 to go on an outing
2 excursion
3 to go for a trip to the countryside

Characters

suburb; outskirts

to tour; to travel

Literally 'outskirts trip' — an outing to the countryside

Examples

春天到了，我们去郊游吧。

Chūntiān dào le, wǒmen qù jiāoyóu ba.

Spring is here, let's go on an outing.

学校组织了一次郊游活动。

Xuéxiào zǔzhī le yí cì jiāoyóu huódòng.

The school organized an outing.

Tips

usage

郊游 specifically means a day trip to the outskirts/countryside, often in spring (春游 is a synonym for spring outings). It doesn't mean long-distance travel.

Stroke Order

郊 jiāo

游 yóu