旅行
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
旅行 (lǚxíng) · to travel
旅行 (lǚxíng) means “to travel; trip”. It is written with 2 characters: 旅 (journey) + 行 (OK). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 旅行 is built
The characters
旅 lǚ · journey
What 旅 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 氏shì — clan
Origin hint: A man 方 traveling with a pack 氏 on his back (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
行 xíng · OK
What 行 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我很喜欢旅行。Wǒ hěn xǐhuan lǚxíng.I really like traveling.
你去哪儿旅行了？Nǐ qù nǎr lǚxíng le?Where did you travel to?
Questions about 旅行
What does 旅行 mean?
旅行 (lǚxíng) means “to travel; trip”.
How do you pronounce 旅行?
旅行 is pronounced lǚxíng.
Which HSK level is 旅行?
旅行 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 旅客lǚkètraveler
- 旅游lǚyóuto travel
- 旅馆lǚguǎnhotel
- 旅行社lǚxíngshètravel agency
- 不行bùxíngnot OK
- 进行jìnxíngto carry out
- 举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, event etc.)
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 行人xíngrénpedestrian
Learn 旅行 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.