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The Safest Places to Travel for Chinese Tourists

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The Safest Places to Travel for Chinese Tourists

中国Zhōng guó旅游者lǚ yóu zhě觉得jué de哪些nǎ xiē国家guó jiā最zuì安全ān quán?

最zuì新xīn的de调查diào chá显示xiǎn shì,在zài中国Zhōng guó旅游lǚ yóu是shì全球quán qiú最zuì安全ān quán的de,中国Zhōng guó游客yóu kè也yě越来越yuè lái yuè喜欢xǐ huan去qù安全ān quán的de地方dì fang旅游lǚ yóu。

2017“中国Zhōng guó游客yóu kè心目xīn mù中zhōng最zuì安全ān quán目的地mù dì dì”的de榜单bǎng dān,中国Zhōng guó第dì一yī,日本Rì běn第dì二èr,新加坡Xīn jiā pō第dì三sān。

前qián十shí名míng还hái包括bāo kuò新西兰Xīn xī lán、冰岛Bīng dǎo、澳大利亚Ào dà lì yà、瑞士Ruì shì、奥地利Ào dì lì、瑞典Ruì diǎn、阿联酋Ā lián qiú。

调查diào chá发现fā xiàn,中国Zhōng guó旅游者lǚ yóu zhě越来越yuè lái yuè重视zhòng shì安全ān quán问题wèn tí,在zài做zuò旅游lǚ yóu计划jì huà的de时候shí hou,都dōu会huì把bǎ安全ān quán作为zuò wéi一yī个gè很hěn重要zhòng yào的de因素yīn sù。

“中国Zhōng guó很hěn安全ān quán”也yě获得huò dé了le全球quán qiú其他qí tā国家guó jiā旅游者lǚ yóu zhě的de普遍pǔ biàn认同rèn tóng。

游客yóu kè们men还hái选出xuǎn chū了le国内guó nèi最zuì有yǒu安全感ān quán gǎn的de十shí大dà城市chéng shì:上海Shàng hǎi、北京Běi jīng、杭州Háng zhōu、厦门Xià mén、深圳Shēn zhèn、拉萨Lā sà、广州Guǎng zhōu、南京Nán jīng、澳门Ào mén、成都Chéng dū。

港Gǎng澳Ào台Tái三sān个gè地区dì qū中zhōng,网友wǎng yǒu认为rèn wéi澳门Ào mén最zuì有yǒu安全感ān quán gǎn。

经济jīng jì收入shōu rù水平shuǐ píng越yuè高gāo、旅游lǚ yóu越yuè成熟chéng shú的de城市chéng shì在zài游客yóu kè心目xīn mù中zhōng越yuè安全ān quán。

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Vocabulary 91 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
中国 Zhōng guóChina
旅游者 lǚ yóu zhětourist / traveler / visitor
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
哪些 nǎ xiēwhich ones? / who? / what?
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
安全 ān quánsafe; secure
新 xīnnew; newly
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
调查 diào cháinvestigation / inquiry / survey / (opinion) poll
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
旅游 lǚ yóuto travel
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
全球 quán qiúthe whole world
游客 yóu kètraveler; tourist
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
去 qùto go, to go to
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
心目 xīn mùmind
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
目的地 mù dì dìdestination (location)
榜单 bǎng dānlist of successful applicants for college admission / list of people or entities ranked highest according to some metric
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
日本 Rì běnJapan
二 èrtwo / 2
新加坡 Xīn jiā pōSingapore
三 sānthree / 3
前 qiánfirst / top (followed by a number)
十 shíten / 10
名 míngplace
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
包括 bāo kuòto comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
新西兰 Xīn xī lánNew Zealand
冰岛 Bīng dǎoIceland
澳大利亚 Ào dà lì yàAustralia
瑞士 Ruì shìSwitzerland
奥地利 Ào dì lìAustria
瑞典 Ruì diǎnSweden
阿联酋 Ā lián qiúUnited Arab Emirates
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
重视 zhòng shìto attach importance to sth; to value
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
计划 jì huàplan / project / program
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
都 dōuall; both; entirely
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
作为 zuò wéito act as / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
很 hěnvery; quite
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
获得 huò déto obtain; to receive; to get
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
普遍 pǔ biànuniversal / general / widespread / common
认同 rèn tóngto approve of / to endorse / to acknowledge / to recognize / to identify oneself with
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
选出 xuǎn chūto pick out / to select / to elect
国内 guó nèidomestic / internal (to a country) / civil
有 yǒuto have; there is
安全感 ān quán gǎnsense of security
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
城市 chéng shìcity; town
上海 Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality
北京 Běi jīngBeijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China
杭州 Háng zhōuHangzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, China.
厦门 Xià ménXiamen, a city in Fujian Province, China.
深圳 Shēn zhènShenzhen, a major city in Guangdong, China.
拉萨 Lā sàLhasa, the capital of Tibet, China.
广州 Guǎng zhōuGuangzhou; a major city in southern China, capital of Guangdong Province.
南京 Nán jīngNanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949)
澳门 Ào ménMacao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC
成都 Chéng dūChengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China.
港 GǎngHong Kong (abbr. for 香港)
澳 ÀoMacao (abbr. for 澳門|澳门 / Australia (abbr. for 澳大利亞|澳大利亚)
台 TáiTaiwan (abbr.)
地区 dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term)
网友 wǎng yǒuonline friend / netizen; Internet user
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
经济 jīng jìeconomic
收入 shōu rùincome / revenue
水平 shuǐ pínga standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
越 yuèthe more... the more
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
成熟 chéng shúmature; ripe