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漫游

mànyóu

to roam; to wander; roaming

A traveller with a backpack strolling down an old lane
Memory picture

Characters in this word

漫 màn

Strokes
14
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 曼 long, extended, vast
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 漫

游 yóu

Strokes
12
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 斿 to swim
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 假期里,我想一个人在古城里漫游几天。 Jiàqī lǐ, wǒ xiǎng yí ge rén zài gǔchéng lǐ mànyóu jǐ tiān. During the holiday I'd like to wander around an old town on my own for a few days.
  • 他背着相机在山间漫游,拍下了许多美景。 Tā bēi zhe xiàngjī zài shān jiān mànyóu, pāi xià le xǔduō měijǐng. He wandered among the mountains with a camera on his back and photographed many beautiful views.
  • 出国以后,手机开通漫游就能继续用流量。 Chūguó yǐhòu, shǒujī kāitōng mànyóu jiù néng jìxù yòng liúliàng. After going abroad, you can keep using mobile data once roaming is switched on.

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