各行各业 gèháng-gèyè every trade
every trade; all professions; all walks of life
怎么记住“各行各业”: 各 each + 行 go + 业 industry = every trade.
汉字
用法
- A four-character set phrase functioning as a noun phrase for "every trade/all walks of life": 各行各业的人都参加了 (gèháng-gèyè de rén dōu cānjiāle) - people from all walks of life took part.
- Formal/written register, common in speeches and news reports.
- Note 行 here is read háng (line of business), not the more familiar xíng (to go).