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    Referring to tourism with 旅游 (lǚyóu)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    旅游 + Noun

    Explanation

    旅游 (lǚyóu) as a noun means "tourism" or "travel." In this usage, it often modifies other nouns to form compound terms like 旅游目的地 (tourist destination) or 旅游业 (tourism industry). It is extremely common in news and everyday language.

    Examples

    • 这座城市的旅游业发展得很快。

      Zhè zuò chéngshì de lǚyóuyè fāzhǎn de hěn kuài.

      The tourism industry in this city has developed very quickly.

    • 他在一家旅游公司上班。

      Tā zài yì jiā lǚyóu gōngsī shàngbān.

      He works at a travel company.

    • 这里是热门的旅游目的地。

      Zhèlǐ shì rèmén de lǚyóu mùdìdì.

      This is a popular tourist destination.

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