Meaning of 旅行社
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- travel agency
How to use 旅行社
旅行社 is the everyday word for a travel agency, used for booking tours, flights, and package trips. It often appears with verbs like 找 (zhǎo, to look for) or 报名 (bàomíng, to sign up). Example: 我们通过旅行社去了云南。 (Wǒmen tōngguò lǚxíngshè qù le Yúnnán.) We went to Yunnan through a travel agency.
旅行社 is simply 旅行 (lǚxíng, to travel) plus 社 (shè, an organization or agency). A travel agency is the "travel organization" that plans your trips.
Common mistake: Learners often misread 行 here as háng because they know 银行 (yínháng, bank). In 旅行社 it is always xíng. Also note that 旅 is third tone lǚ with the ü sound, not lǔ.
旅行社 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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旅 lǚ · journey · 10 strokes
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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes
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社 shè · society · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 旅行社.
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 进行 | jìnxíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank |
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel; journey; trip |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | trip; journey |
| 旅客 | lǚkè | traveler; tourist |
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian; traveler on foot |
Questions about 旅行社
What does 旅行社 mean?
旅行社 (lǚxíngshè) means "travel agency" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 旅行社?
旅行社 is made of 3 characters: 旅 (10 strokes), 行 (6 strokes), 社 (7 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 旅行社 an HSK word?
Yes. 旅行社 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 社 mean in other words?
社 (shè) refers to an organized group or agency. You see it in words like 报社 (bàoshè, newspaper office) and 出版社 (chūbǎnshè, publishing house).
How do I say I joined a tour group with a travel agency?
You can say 我跟旅行社的团去的。 (Wǒ gēn lǚxíngshè de tuán qù de.) I went with a travel agency's tour group. The word 跟团 (gēntuán) means to travel with a tour group.