行 xíng
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xíng
verb
to walk
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 行 is bound form in modern Chinese. For example, 步行 'to walk' (ABC 'xíng' BF 2, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' v 1; NCCED '行' xíng 1, p. 1817). It is an intransitive verb in literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '行' 1, pp. 509-510). For example, 三人行,必有我師焉。 'When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.' (Lunyu 7:22; Legge, 1861) -
xíng
adjective
capable; competent
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Also may be considered a stative verb (ABC 'xíng' SV 2, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' adj; NCCED '行' xíng 10, p. 1817) -
háng
noun
profession
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (ABC 'háng' 1, p. 348; Guoyu '行' háng n 3; NCCED '行' háng 4, p. 633) -
háng
measure word
line; row
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '行' háng n 3; NCCED '行' háng 5, p. 633) -
xíng
noun
Kangxi radical 144
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC Radical Chart; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '行' n 6) -
xíng
verb
to travel
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: A stand alone verb in literary Chinese and bound form in modern Chinese. For example, 旅行 'to tour' in modern Chinese (ABC 'xíng' BF 2, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' v 2; NCCED '行' xíng 2, p. 1817). -
xìng
noun
actions; conduct
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, the basic sense of go is extended to conduct; for example, 品行 moral conduct (Rouzer 2007, p. 15). For example, 行为 'conduct' in modern Chinese (ABC 'xíng' BF 7, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' xìng n; NCCED '行' xíng 8, p. 1817). In literary Chinese it may be a stand-alone word (Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 725). For example, 父沒,觀其行 ‘when his father is dead, look at his conduct.’ (Lunyu 1:10; Legge, 1861) -
xíng
verb
to do; to act; to practice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, 行 is a bound form in modern Chinese. For example, 实行 'to implement' in modern Chinese (ABC 'xíng' BF 4, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' v 5; NCCED '行' xíng 7, p. 1817). In this sense, 行 is a stand-alone verb in literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '行' xíng 2, pp. 509-510). For example, 季文子三思而後行。 'Ji Wen thought thrice, and then acted.' (Lunyu 5:20; Legge 1861) -
xíng
verb
all right; OK; okay
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
Notes: A stative verb (ABC 'xíng' SV 1, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' v 8; NCCED '行' xíng 9, p. 1817) -
háng
noun
horizontal line
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 横排 (Guoyu '行' háng n 1; NCCED '行' háng 1, p. 633) -
héng
noun
virtuous deeds
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Similar in meaning to 道行 (NCCED '行' hèng, p. 654; ABC hèng) -
hàng
noun
a line of trees
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 树行子 (ABC 'hàng', p. 348; Guoyu '行' hàng n; NCCED '行'' hàng, p. 636) -
hàng
adjective
bold; steadfast
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Middle Chinese: hangH (Kroll 2015 '行' hàng, pp. 509-510) -
xíng
verb
to move
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 移动 (Guoyu '行' v 3) -
xíng
verb
to put into effect; to implement
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 实施 (Guoyu '行' v 6) -
xíng
noun
travel
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '行' xíng 3, p. 1817) -
xíng
verb
to circulate
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 流通; for example, currency circulating (ABC 'xíng' BF 3, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' v 4; NCCED '行' xíng 4, p. 1817) -
xíng
noun
running script; running script
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Art , Concept: Calligraphic Style 字体
Notes: A calligraphic script; for example, 行草 semi-cursive (ABC 'xíng' BF 8, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' n 2; Kroll 2015 '行' xíng 7, pp. 509-510; NCCED '行' xíng 5, p. 1817) -
xíng
adjective
temporary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 行宫 'temporary residence' [for the emperor while travelling] (NCCED '行' xíng 6, p. 1817; ABC 'xíng' BF 5, p. 1062; Kroll 2015 '行' xíng 5, pp. 509-510). -
xíng
adverb
soon
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: In the sense of 不久 (ABC 'xíng' BF 6, p. 1062; Guoyu '行' adv; NCCED '行' xíng 12, p. 1817) -
háng
noun
rank; order
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In terms of seniority in a family (ABC 'háng' 2, p. 348; Guoyu '行' háng n 2; NCCED '行' háng 2, p. 633) -
háng
noun
a business; a shop
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example 典当行 'pawn shop' or 车行 'auto shop' (Guoyu '行' háng n 4; NCCED '行' háng 3, p. 633) -
xíng
verb
to depart; to leave
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '行' xíng 6, pp. 509-510) -
xíng
verb
to experience
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 经历 (Guoyu '行' v 7) -
xíng
noun
path; way
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 道路 (Guoyu '行' n 1) -
xíng
noun
xing; ballad
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A genre of verse; for example, 琵琶行 The Ballad of the Lute (Guoyu '行' n 3) -
xíng
measure word
a round [of drinks]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '行' n 4) -
xíng
proper noun
Xing
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '行' n 5) -
xíng
conjunction
moreover; also
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 且 (Guoyu '行' conj)
Contained in
- 临行(臨行) on leaving; on the point of departure
- 恣意行乐(恣意行樂) to abandon restraint and have a fling
- 利他行为(利他行為) altruistic behavior
- 送行 to send off ; to give a farewell dinner
- 借水行舟 to make use of water for navigating a boat; to use external capital for a business
- 骑行(騎行) to ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling; horseback riding; motorbike riding; a ride
- 行万里路,读万卷书(行萬里路,讀萬卷書) Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world.
- 档案执行(檔案執行) file execution; executable file
- 拖行 to drag; to tow
- 步行 to walk
- 善行 good actions
- 被执行人(被執行人) person who has failed to fulfill a court order
- 且行且谈(且行且談) walking and taking
- 行人安全岛(行人安全島) pedestrian refuge; traffic island
- 企业行销(企業行銷) enerprise sales
- 行动值(行動值) (gaming) action points (points required to complete an action)
- 言必信,行必果 one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work
- 践行(踐行) to fulfill
- 在行 to be adept at something; to be an expert in a trade or profession
- 并肩而行(並肩而行) walk shoulder-to-shoulder
- 日月经天,江河行地(日月經天,江河行地) the sun and moon cross the sky, rivers run across the land; nature is unchangeable
- 运行(運行) be in motion; to move; to run [a program]
- 行体(行體) xingshu; semi-cursive script; running script
- 置入性行销(置入性行銷) product placement
- 进行性交(進行性交) to have sex; to have sexual intercourse
- 行军路线(行軍路線) army itinerary; route of march
- 不行 will not do; will not work ; not good; not capable of ; not acceptable; not permissible ; failing; dying ; extremely ; to not go; to not move forward ; impossible
- 横行无忌(橫行無忌) to run wild with no regard for order
- 徒步旅行 hiking
- 恣行无忌(恣行無忌) to behave recklessly
- 五行之义(五行之義) The meaning of the five elements ; the meaning of the five elements
- 行李袋 travel bag
- 穿行 to go through; to bore through; to push one's way through
- 经行(經行) to practice something previously studied ; to pass by ; to practice meditation in the same place
- 行李架 luggage rack
- 行书(行書) xingshu; semi-cursive script; running script
- 行贿(行賄) to bribe
- 一行 a group travelling together; a delegation ; one side ; consistent ; one row ; same profession ; solitary
- 山地自行车(山地自行車) mountain bike
Also contained in
巴克莱银行 、 江西行省 、 去行 、 江浙行省 、 净行 、 头陀十二法行 、 人民行动党 、 彩虹行动 、 飞行夜叉 、 缅中行省 、 行雨 、 场地自行车
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 卷五十七 志第十 天文十 Volume 57 Treatises 10: Astronomy 10 History of Song 宋史 — count: 247
- 第三 律曆下 曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 191
- 卷17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 160
- 卷一百八十八 列傳第一百十三 楊時朱孫 Volume 188 Biographies 113: Yang, Shi, Zhu and grandsons New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 131
- 第二 律曆中 賈逵論曆 永元論曆 延光論曆 漢安論曆 熹平論曆 論月食 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Two Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 122
- 卷五十八 志第十一 天文十一 Volume 58 Treatises 11: Astronomy 11 History of Song 宋史 — count: 117
- 卷三十七 志第十三 曆七 Volume 37 Treatises 13: Calendar 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 108
- 卷十三 志第三 歷下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Calendar 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 107
- 卷三十三 志第十三: 曆二 Volume 33 Treatises 13: Calendar 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 105
- 卷五十九 張衡列傳 Volume 59: Biography of Zhang Heng Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 105
Collocations
- 行父 (行父) 於是季孫行父請命于周 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧駉 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Jiong — count: 11
- 孙行 (孫行) 於是季孫行父請命于周 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧駉 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Jiong — count: 8
- 行役 (行役) 言君子行役 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧伯兮 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Bo Xi — count: 7
- 行潦 (行潦) 于彼行潦 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧采蘋 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Cai Ping — count: 5
- 行苇 (行葦) 行葦 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧行葦 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Xing Wei — count: 5
- 行迈 (行邁) 行邁靡靡 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧黍離 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Shu Li — count: 5
- 行露 (行露) 行露 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧行露 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Xing Lu — count: 4
- 恭行 (恭行) 今予惟恭行天之罰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹誓(伪) Xia Shu - Yu Shi (forged) — count: 4
- 使行 (使行) 使行 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 4
- 行天 (行天) 今予惟恭行天之罰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹誓(伪) Xia Shu - Yu Shi (forged) — count: 4