穷游

窮遊
qióngyóu
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to travel on a shoestring
  2. 2 budget travel, backpacking

Examples

Dàxué shídài wǒ qióngyóu le zhěnggè Yúnnán.
I backpacked all around Yunnan in college.
Qióngyóu bù děngyú méiyǒu pǐnzhì.
Budget travel doesn't mean no quality.
Tā qióngyóu Ōuzhōu sān ge yuè, huā le bú dào liǎng wàn.
She backpacked Europe for three months on under 20,000 yuan.

Tips

culture
A lifestyle keyword for post-90s travelers. Pairs: 跟团游 (guided tour), 自驾游 (road trip), 特种兵旅游 ('special-forces tourism', extreme low-cost whirlwind trips). Travel site 穷游 takes its name from the concept.

Stroke Order

qióng
yóu