旅客 lǚkè traveler
traveler; tourist
怎么记住“旅客”: 旅 travel + 客 guest = traveler.
汉字
用法
- Formal, written word used in transportation contexts - train stations, airports, announcements: 各位旅客请注意 (gèwèi lǚkè qǐng zhùyì, attention all passengers).
- Compare 游客 (yóukè, tourist): 游客 emphasizes sightseeing, while 旅客 emphasizes someone in transit as a passenger.
- Rare in casual chat about a friend's trip - you'd say 他去旅行了, not 他是旅客.