观光 (觀光)
guān guāng
Pinyin

Definition

观光 (觀光)
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guān guāng
  1. to tour
  2. sightseeing
  3. tourism

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 classifier: 道 dào
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光荣
guāng róng
  1. 1 honor and glory
  2. 2 glorious
光芒
guāng máng
  1. 1 rays of light
  2. 2 brilliant rays
  3. 3 radiance
星光
xīng guāng
  1. 1 starlight

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright

Sample Sentences

其实我是第一次到中国，有点紧张，听说有些地方宰观光客宰得很凶，连从机场打车到朋友家我都担心，不用说其他食衣住行的问题了。
qíshí wǒ shì dì yī cì dào Zhōngguó ，yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng ，tīngshuō yǒuxiē dìfang zǎi guānguāngkè zǎi de hěn xiōng ，lián cóng jīchǎng dǎchē dào péngyou jiā wǒ dōu dānxīn ，bùyòng shuō qítā shí yī zhù xíng de wèntí le 。
This is actually my first time in China. I'm a little nervous. I hear that some places really try and rinse tourists. I'm even worried about getting a taxi from the airport to my friend's house, let alone all the other problems I'm going to have with my entire time there.
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观光客来北京一定要吃北京烤鸭。
guānguāngkè lái Běijīng yīdìng yào chī Běijīngkǎoyā 。
Tourists must eat Peking duck when visiting Beijing.
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我不是观光客，我是背包客。
wǒ bù shì guānguāngkè ，wǒ shì bēibāokè 。
I am not a tourist. I am a backpacker.
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总统表示今年我们要增加观光客。
zǒngtǒng biǎoshì jīnnián wǒmen yào zēngjiā guānguāngkè 。
The president declared that this year we're aiming at increasing the number of tourists.
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赚观光客的钱果然容易，看，他们还会搭那种没牌的车。
zhuàn guānguāngkè de qián guǒrán róngyì ，kàn ，tāmen hái huì dā nà zhǒng méipái de chē 。
It's so easy to make money off of tourists. Look, they are also taking cars without (taxi) licenses.
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观光客啊!
guānguāngkè ā !
Tourists (of course)!
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那当然，不少人都称赞东方明珠的建筑造型新颖别致，有着深厚的东方韵味。明珠塔上的球体观光层也是鸟瞰全市景观的最佳场所。不过如果他对现代建筑不感兴趣，还可以去看看上海的老式建筑啊，石库门，城隍庙什么的，不都很有特色吗？
nà dāngrán ，bùshǎo rén dōu chēngzàn Dōngfāngmíngzhū de jiànzhù zàoxíng xīnyǐng biézhì ，yǒu zhe shēnhòu de dōngfāng yùnwèi 。Míngzhūtǎ shang de qiútǐ guānguāngcéng yě shì niǎokàn quánshì jǐngguān de zuìjiā chǎngsuǒ 。bùguò rúguǒ tā duì xiàndàijiànzhú bùgǎnxīngqù ，hái kěyǐ qù kànkan Shànghǎi de lǎoshì jiànzhù a ，shíkùmén ，Chénghuángmiào shénmede ，bù dōu hěnyǒu tèsè ma ？
Well, of course. A lot of people call the Pearl Tower's architecture new and innovative, with a strong Oriental charm. And the observation deck at the top of the tower is the best place to get a bird's eye view of the whole city. But if he's not too interested in modern architecture, you could still go check out Shanghai's old-style buildings. There are the shikumen, the temple of the town god, and so on. Aren't those distinctive?
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好是好，但是现在还没什么经济效益。坐磁悬浮的现在一半都是观光客。据��磁浮公司年年亏损，连利息都还不了。
hǎo shì hǎo ，dànshì xiànzài hái méishénme jīngjì xiàoyì 。zuò cíxuánfú de xiànzài yībàn dōu shì guānguāngkè 。jùshuō cífú gōngsī niánnián kuīsǔn ，lián lìxi dōu huánbùliǎo 。
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遗憾的是，东海大桥和洋山港区的首要功能是提供集装箱的大批量运输，社会车辆过多可能会对正常运行造成影响，所以目前旅游观光车辆还不被允许上桥入港。
yíhàn de shì ，Dōnghǎidàqiáo hé Yángshāngǎngqù de shǒuyào gōngnéng shì tígōng jízhuāngxiāng de dàpīliàng yùnshū ，shèhuì chēliàng guòduō kěnéng huì duì zhèngcháng yùnxíng zàochéng yǐngxiǎng ，suǒyǐ mùqián lǚyóu guānguāng chēliàng hái bù bèi yǔnxǔ shàngqiáo rùgǎng 。
The regrettable thing is, the main function of the Donghai Bridge and the Yangshan Harbor Zone is to allow the shipping of large volumes of shipping containers. If there were too many ordinary cars, it might influence regular shipping. So at present, ordinary sight-seers are not allowed to cross the bridge to the harbor.
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