旅途愉快
lǚtú yúkuài
To say "enjoy your trip" in Chinese, use 旅途愉快 (lǚtú yúkuài).
The phrase 旅途愉快 is used to wish someone a pleasant experience while they are traveling.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 旅途, meaning journey or trip and 愉快, meaning pleasant or happy.
Which one should you use?
While 旅途愉快 focuses on having a pleasant time, a very common alternative is 一路平安, which specifically wishes the person a safe journey.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
旅途愉快 is a formal expression. For a more informal way to say "have fun", you can use 玩得开心.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can make the phrase a complete sentence by adding 祝你 (wish you) at the beginning, resulting in 祝你旅途愉快.
How do you pronounce it?
lǚtú yúkuài
Did you know?
- While 旅途愉快 is a general wish, the related phrase 一路平安 is often written on red banners or cards and given as a gift to travelers to symbolically ward off danger.
- If you use the informal 玩得开心 to a much older person or a superior, it might sound slightly impolite because it sounds like you are treating them like a child at play.
- The term 旅途 is considered more literary and poetic than the common word for travel 旅行, mirroring the difference between 'voyage' and 'trip' in English.
Examples in context
- 旅途愉快，一路平安！Enjoy your trip, have a safe journey!
- 祝您旅途愉快！Wishing you a pleasant journey!
- 出去玩得开心！Have fun on your outing! or Enjoy your trip!
- 祝你一路顺风！Wishing you a smooth journey!
- 祝你旅途愉快。Zhù nǐ lǚtú yúkuài.I wish you a pleasant trip.
- 希望你们旅途愉快。Xīwàng nǐmen lǚtú yúkuài.I hope you all have a pleasant trip.
Example conversation
Junjie is seeing Jiayi off at the airport.
- 俊杰 Junjie你的机票拿好了吗？Nǐ de jīpiào ná hǎole ma?Do you have your plane ticket ready?
- 佳怡 Jiayi拿好了，我现在要去登机了。Ná hǎole, wǒ xiànzài yào qù dēngjī le.I have it, I need to board the plane now.
- 俊杰 Junjie好的，祝你旅途愉快！Hǎo de, zhù nǐ lǚtú yúkuài!Okay, enjoy your trip!
- 佳怡 Jiayi谢谢你，俊杰！Xièxiè nǐ, Jùnjié!Thank you, Junjie!
