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巡遊

简巡游 · 繁巡遊

Mandarin · pinyin xún yóu

to cruise
to patrol

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巡: xún · patrol, go on circuit, cruise
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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2–2 · xun2 you2

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ceon4 jau4

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verb

to patrol (keep watch over an area by regularly walking or travelling around it)
to go sightseeing; to spend one's leisure time wandering around

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