REAL INTERNET CHINESE
poor travel
travelling on the tightest budget possible, hostels, night trains, street food
- Who can you say it to?
- Safe with anyone Fine at work, fine with your partner's parents.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
Say it when you cross three provinces on sleeper buses with one backpack, or students plan a trip on almost nothing. Adventurous, proud, a rite of passage.
Hear it in the wild
Dàxué shí wǒ jīngcháng qióngyóu.
I travelled dirt cheap all the time in college.
Wǔbǎi kuài qióngyóu Yúnnán yī zhōu.
Five hundred yuan, budget travelling Yunnan for a week.
Quick answers
What does 穷游 mean?
travelling on the tightest budget possible, hostels, night trains, street food
When do people say 穷游?
Say it when you cross three provinces on sleeper buses with one backpack, or students plan a trip on almost nothing. Adventurous, proud, a rite of passage.
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