运行 yùnxíng to move along one's course
(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (figuratively) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run
How to remember 运行: 运 transport + 行 go = to move along one's course.
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How it is used
- To run or function (of a system, machine, celestial body) - 程序正在运行 (chéngxù zhèngzài yùnxíng) the program is running, 系统运行正常 (xìtǒng yùnxíng zhèngcháng) the system runs fine.
- Technical/mechanical operation, not commercial: computers, trains, planets 运行; a company 运营.
- The subject is a process or mechanism doing its job, not a person.
Example sentences
- 系统运行起来了。 Xìtǒng yùnxíng qǐlái le.The system worked.