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title: "Daoyou Meaning: 导游 (dǎoyóu) Means “tour guide”"
description: "导游 (traditional 導遊, dǎoyóu) means “tour guide”. Hear its tones, see what 导 and 游 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoyou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 导游 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

导游 dǎoyóu

## tour guide

## It can also mean

- to guide a tour

## Its characters

1. 导 dǎo tour guide (short for 导游)
2. 游 yóu to travel

## In a sentence

我们的导游很热情。 Our tour guide is very friendly.

[More about 导游](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%BC%E6%B8%B8)

## More words with 导 or 游

- [半导体 bàndǎotǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bandaoti)
- [倡导 chàngdǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdao)
- [出游 chūyóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuyou)
- [导弹 dǎodàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daodan)
- [导航 dǎoháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daohang)
- [导师 dǎoshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoshi)
- [导向 dǎoxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoxiang)
- [导演 dǎoyǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoyan)
- [导致 dǎozhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daozhi)
- [辅导 fǔdǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fudao)

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