Definition

1. Verb:
   • To travel extensively or widely: To journey to many different places, often over a long period or across great distances, with a sense of exploration and adventure. It implies more than a simple trip; it suggests a tour or voyage covering multiple destinations.
   • To roam, to wander, to tour: To move about from place to place without a fixed, hurried schedule, often for pleasure or discovery.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy đã chu du khắp năm châu. (He has traveled extensively across all five continents.)
  • Cô ước mơ được chu du thiên hạ. (She dreams of roaming the world.)
  • Sau khi nghỉ hưu, họ dự định chu du khắp Việt Nam. (After retiring, they plan to tour all of Vietnam.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a literary or slightly formal tone, evoking images of grand, exploratory journeys rather than routine travel.
• It is frequently used in the context of historical figures, explorers, or in aspirational speech about life goals.

Variants and Related Words

• Du lịch (v): to travel, to tour. This is the standard, more common term for traveling for pleasure.
  • Gia đình tôi thích du lịch vào mùa hè. (My family likes to travel in the summer.)
• Phiêu lưu (v): to adventure, to have an adventure. Emphasizes the element of risk and unknown.
  • Anh ấy thích phiêu lưu ở những vùng đất mới. (He likes to adventure in new lands.)

Synonyms

• To globe-trot: To travel widely and frequently around the world.
• To roam: To move about aimlessly or over a wide area.
• To tour: To make a journey for pleasure, visiting several places.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chu du thiên hạ: To travel or roam the world. This is a common fixed phrase that emphasizes global travel.
  • Giấc mơ chu du thiên hạ của anh ấy sắp thành hiện thực. (His dream of roaming the world is about to come true.)

verb

1. To be a globe-trotter, to do globe-trotting
   • đã chu du nhiều nước
     to be a globe-trotter, to have done a lot of globe-trotting