行 xíng go
go; okay; capable
xíng (go; OK) and háng (row; firm) - 银行 yínháng bank, 自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle
How it came to be
A crossroads seen from above: four ways meeting. A road is where people go, so the shape means to go, and also a row and a line of business.
用法
- Read xíng it means to go, OK, or capable - 不行 (bùxíng) no good, 进行 (jìnxíng) carry out, 旅行 (lǚxíng) travel.
- Read háng it means a row, a trade, or a firm - 银行 (yínháng) bank, 行业 (hángyè) industry, 内行 (nèiháng) an expert.
- Spoken 行! (xíng) is a quick 'sure, works for me'; 不行 is a firm 'no way'.
- Watch the bank: 银行 (yínháng) is háng, even though 自行车 (zìxíngchē) bicycle, a word you meet just as early, has the other reading.
含“行”的词语
- 银行yínhángbankHSK 3
- 自行车zìxíngchēbikeHSK 3
- 不行bùxíngwon't doHSK 3
- 行李xíngliluggageHSK 3
- 银行卡yínhángkǎbank cardHSK 3
- 进行jìnxíngcarry onHSK 4
- 旅行lǚxíngtravelHSK 4
- 举行jǔxíngconveneHSK 4
- 流行liúxíngspreadHSK 4
- 出行chūxíngto go out somewhere (relatively short trip)HSK 4
- 各行各业gèháng-gèyèevery tradeHSK 5
- 实行shíxíngto implementHSK 5
- 执行zhíxíngto implementHSK 5
- 旅行社lǚxíngshètravel agencyHSK 5
- 步行bùxíngto go on footHSK 5
- 行业hángyètradeHSK 5
- 行为xíngwéiactionHSK 5
- 行人xíngrénpedestrianHSK 5
- 行动xíngdòngoperationHSK 5
- 行程xíngchéngjourneyHSK 5
- 行走xíngzǒuto walkHSK 5
- 行驶xíngshǐto travel along a route (of vehicles etc)HSK 5
- 通行tōngxíngto go throughHSK 5
- 飞行fēixíngto flyHSK 5
- 飞行员fēixíngyuánpilotHSK 5
- 人行道rénxíngdàosidewalkHSK 6
- 发行fāxíngto publishHSK 6
- 可行kěxíngfeasibleHSK 6
- 同行tónghángperson of the same professionHSK 6
- 履行lǚxíngto fulfill (one's obligations)HSK 6
- 推行tuīxíngto implementHSK 6
- 滑行huáxíngto slideHSK 6
- 衣食住行yī-shí-zhù-xíngthe basics of life - clothing, food, housing, travelHSK 6
- 运行yùnxíngto move along one's courseHSK 6
- 一行yìxíngpartyHSK 7
- 一言一行yìyán-yìxíngevery word and action (idiom)HSK 7
- 上行shàngxíngup (i.e. towards the capital)HSK 7
- 下行xiàxíngdown (i.e. away from the capital)HSK 7
- 内行nèihángexpertHSK 7
- 外行wàihánglaymanHSK 7
例句
- 行，就这么办！ Xíng, jiù zhème bàn!OK, let's do it this way!
- 只要不下雨就行。 Zhǐyào bú xiàyǔ jiù xíng.It would be great if it didn't rain.
- 工资很低，其它条件还行。 Gōngzī hěn dī, qítā tiáojiàn hái xíng.The wages are low but the other conditions of employment are acceptable.
- 这是一家银行。 Zhè shì yī jiā yínháng.This is a bank.