导游 meaning in English

dǎoyóu

tour guide; guidebook

HSK 4verbnounTraditional 導遊18 strokes

Meaning of 导游

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dǎoyóu

tour guide
guidebook
to conduct a tour

How to use 导游

导游 is most often a noun for a tour guide, and it can also be a verb meaning to lead a tour. Example: 我们的导游很有经验。(Wǒmen de dǎoyóu hěn yǒu jīngyàn.) Our tour guide is very experienced.

导 (dǎo) means to guide or lead, as in 领导 (lǐngdǎo) leader, and 游 (yóu) means to travel or roam, as in 旅游 (lǚyóu). A 导游 is the person who guides your travels.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 导游 (dǎoyóu) with 导演 (dǎoyǎn, director) because they share 导 and sound similar. Listen for the tone: 游 is second tone yóu, and 演 is third tone yǎn.

导游 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bú要yào怪guài导dǎo游yóu。

Don't blame the tour guide.

我wǒ为wèi你nǐ充chōng当dāng导dǎo游yóu。

I'll act as a guide for you.

他tā们men和hé一yí个gè导dǎo游yóu一yì起qǐ出chū发fā，只zhǐ是shì为wèi了le以yǐ防fáng迷mí路lù。

They set out with a guide just in case they lost their way.

我wǒ在zài东dōng京jīng做zuò导dǎo游yóu。

I'm a tour guide in Tokyo.

这zhè本běn导dǎo游yóu册cè子zi或huò许xǔ会huì对duì你nǐ的de旅lǚ行xíng有yǒu帮bāng助zhù。

This guidebook might be of use to you on your trip.

Stroke order for each character

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导 dǎo · to direct · 6 strokes

游 yóu · to swim · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 导游.

旅游	lǚyóu	trip; journey
游客	yóukè	traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
游戏	yóuxì	game (CL:場\|场[chang3]); to play
导演	dǎoyǎn	to direct; director (film etc)
游泳	yóuyǒng	swimming; to swim
领导	lǐngdǎo	lead; leading
指导	zhǐdǎo	to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
导致	dǎozhì	to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
引导	yǐndǎo	to guide; to lead (around)
游泳池	yóuyǒngchí	swimming pool
向导	xiàngdǎo	guide
主导	zhǔdǎo	leading; dominant

Questions about 导游

What does 导游 mean?

导游 (dǎoyóu) means "tour guide; guidebook" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 导游?

导游 is made of 2 characters: 导 (6 strokes), 游 (12 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 导游 an HSK word?

Yes. 导游 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 导游 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 导游 is written 導遊.

How do I say I want to be a tour guide in Chinese?

You can say 我想当导游 (wǒ xiǎng dāng dǎoyóu). The verb 当 (dāng) is commonly used for taking on a job or role.

What is the difference between 导游 and 游客?

导游 (dǎoyóu) is the guide who leads the group. 游客 (yóukè) is the tourist who is being guided.