Meaning of 游人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- a tourist
How to use 游人
游人 is a written, slightly literary word for people visiting a scenic spot, park, or city, often used on signs and in descriptions. It refers to visitors as a crowd more than to one specific traveler. Example: 周末公园里游人很多。(Zhōumò gōngyuán lǐ yóurén hěn duō.) There are lots of visitors in the park on weekends.
游 (yóu) has the water radical 氵, so picture someone swimming or drifting along at a relaxed pace. Add 人 (rén), person, and you get a person wandering around for fun: a sightseer.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 油 (yóu, oil) instead of 游 because both have 氵 and the same sound. Remember that 游 has 方 and 子 on the right, the same as in 游泳 (yóuyǒng, to swim).
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游 yóu · to swim · 12 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 游人.
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
Questions about 游人
What does 游人 mean?
游人 (yóurén) means "a tourist" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 游人?
游人 is made of 2 characters: 游 (12 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 游人 an HSK word?
Yes. 游人 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 游人 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 游人 is written 遊人.
What is the difference between 游人 and 游客?
Both mean tourist or visitor. 游客 (yóukè) is the more common everyday and official word, as in tourism statistics. 游人 sounds more literary and often describes crowds at a scenic place, as on signs like 游人止步 (no visitors beyond this point).
Can I use 游人 to talk about myself as a tourist?
It is unusual. For yourself you would normally say 我是游客 (wǒ shì yóukè) or 我来旅游 (wǒ lái lǚyóu). 游人 is mostly used to describe visitors in general from an outside point of view.