háng

行

HSK 3Character · Noun · Verb · Measure word

row; trade; business establishment

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

5 senses · 25 examples
1.

noun

row; line of people or objects

Refers to a straight line of people, trees, or other arranged objects.

Tóng同
xué学
men们
zhàn站
chéng成
shuāng双
háng行
děng等
dài待
rù入
chǎng场
 。

The students stood in two rows waiting to enter the venue.

Dào道
lù路
liǎng两
páng旁
yáng杨
liǔ柳
chéng成
háng行
 ,
jǐng景
sè色
shí十
fēn分
yōu优
měi美
 。

Willow trees line both sides of the road, creating a very beautiful scene.

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Cāo操
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
pái排
chéng成
le了
zhěng整
qí齐
de的
háng行
 。

The athletes on the playground formed neat rows.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
yī一
háng行
yuè月
jì季
 。

Grandma planted a row of Chinese roses in the yard.

Shū书
jià架
shàng上
de的
shū书
àn按
lèi类
bié别
pái排
chéng成
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
háng行
 。

The books on the shelf are arranged in several rows by category.

2.

verb

to be ranked; to be in a certain order

informal

Used to ask or state one's position in the birth order of a family.

Nín您
jiā家
xiōng兄
dì弟
pái排
háng行
jǐ第
dì几
 ?

What's your birth order among your brothers?

Wǒ我
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
pái排
háng行
lǎo老
sān三
 ,
shàng上
miàn面
yǒu有
liǎng两
gè个
gē哥
ge哥
 。

I'm the third child in my family, with two older brothers.

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Tā他
men们
jiě姐
mèi妹
pái排
háng行
nǐ你
shì是
lǎo老
dà大
ma吗
 ?

Are you the oldest among your sisters?

Zhè这
jiā家
sān三
xiōng兄
dì弟
pái排
háng行
fēn分
bié别
shì是
bó伯
 、
zhòng仲
 、
shū叔
 。

The three brothers in this family are respectively the first, second, and third born.

Nǐ你
pái排
háng行
lǎo老
jǐ几
a啊
 ?

What's your birth order?

3.

noun

trade; profession; industry

Refers to a type of business, work, or professional field.

Tā他
zài在
nèi内
dì地
mào贸
yì易
háng行
yè业
gōng工
zuò作
duō多
nián年
 。

He has worked in the mainland trade industry for many years.

Wǒ我
men们
shì是
tóng同
háng行
 ,
dōu都
shì是
zuò做
ruǎn软
jiàn件
kāi开
fā发
de的
 。

We are in the same trade, both doing software development.

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Tā他
hěn很
dǒng懂
zhè这
yī一
háng行
de的
guī规
ju矩
 。

He knows the rules of this profession well.

Tā他
dǎ打
suàn算
gǎi改
háng行
cóng从
shāng商
 ,
bù不
zài再
zuò做
jiào教
shī师
le了
 。

He plans to switch trades to do business instead of teaching.

Gè各
gè行
háng各
yè业
de的
láo劳
dòng动
zhě者
dōu都
zhí值
de得
zūn尊
zhòng重
 。

Workers in all walks of life deserve respect.

4.

noun

business establishment; shop

Refers to physical commercial or service locations.

Lóu楼
xià下
xīn新
kāi开
le了
yī一
jiā家
shāng商
háng行
 ,
mài卖
jìn进
kǒu口
líng零
shí食
 。

A new commercial shop selling imported snacks has opened downstairs.

Wǒ我
yào要
qù去
yín银
háng行
qǔ取
qián钱
 。

I'm going to the bank to withdraw money.

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Xiǎo小
qū区
mén门
kǒu口
yǒu有
yī一
jiā家
qì汽
chē车
xiū修
lǐ理
háng行
 。

There is a car repair shop at the entrance of the community.

Zhè这
jiā家
lǚ旅
xíng行
háng行
tí提
gōng供
guó国
nèi内
duǎn短
tú途
yóu游
fú服
wù务
 。

This travel agency provides domestic short-distance tour services.

Tā他
zài在
fù附
jìn近
de的
shāng商
háng行
zhǎo找
le了
yī一
fèn份
jiān兼
zhí职
gōng工
zuò作
 。

He found a part-time job at a nearby commercial shop.

5.

measure word

used for things arranged in rows

Used to count items that are arranged in a straight line.

Lǎo老
shī师
zài在
hēi黑
bǎn板
shàng上
xiě写
le了
yī一
háng行
gōng工
zhěng整
de的
hàn汉
zì字
 。

The teacher wrote a neat row of Chinese characters on the blackboard.

Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
jǐ几
háng行
táo桃
shù树
 ,
chūn春
tiān天
kāi开
huā花
shí时
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
kàn看
 。

There are several rows of peach trees planted in the yard, which look very beautiful when they bloom in spring.

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Tā她
rěn忍
bù不
zhù住
liú流
xià下
le了
liǎng两
háng行
gǎn感
dòng动
de的
yǎn眼
lèi泪
 。

She couldn't hold back tears of emotion and shed two lines of tears.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
yī一
háng行
dài代
mǎ码
fù复
zhì制
dào到
wén文
dàng档
lǐ里
 。

Please copy this line of code into the document.

Tā他
zài在
qiáng墙
shàng上
tiē贴
le了
yī一
háng行
diàn电
yng影
hǎi海
bào报
 。

He stuck a row of movie posters on the wall.