现行 xiànxíng to be in effect
to be in effect; in force; current
How to remember 现行: 现 the present + 行 go = to be in effect.
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How it is used
- Currently in force / in effect - 现行法律 (xiànxíng fǎlǜ) the laws now in force; 现行制度 (the current system).
- Formal legal-administrative word; modifies rules, policies, standards, prices that are presently operative.
- Also in 现行犯 (xiànxíngfàn), a criminal caught in the act - a distinct legal sense.