游记

遊記

yóujì

noun #31,037

Meanings

1 travelogue
2 travel notes
3 travel diary

Characters

to travel; swim

Examples

HSK 4

我喜欢读名人的游记。

Wǒ xǐhuān dú míngrén de yóujì.

I enjoy reading famous people's travel writing.

HSK 6

他写了一本西藏游记。

Tā xiě le yī běn Xīzàng yóujì.

He wrote a travelogue of Tibet.

Tips

culture

The most famous example is 《西游记》 (Journey to the West) - though that one's a fantasy novel, not a travel diary. For real travel writing, see 《徐霞客游记》 (The Travels of Xu Xiake) by the Ming-dynasty geographer who walked across China.

Stroke Order

游 yóu

记 jì