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

HSK 4

这位作家的作品深受游历经历的影响。

Zhèwèi zuòjiā de zuòpǐn shēnshòu yóulì jīnglì de yǐngxiǎng.

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

HSK 5

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.

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