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行

háng · hang/xíng · xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 4

Meaning

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háng 行

  1. row
  2. line
  3. commercial firm
  4. line of business
  5. profession
  6. to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
  7. (in data tables) row
  8. (Tw) column

xíng 行

  1. to walk
  2. to go
  3. to travel
  4. a visit
  5. temporary
  6. makeshift
  7. current
  8. in circulation
  9. to do
  10. to perform
  11. capable
  12. competent
  13. effective
  14. all right
  15. OK!
  16. will do
  17. behavior
  18. conduct
  19. Taiwan pr. [xìng] for the behavior-conduct sense
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Leaving early

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)出发(chūfā)，行(xíng)吗(ma)？

    Let us leave at six tomorrow morning. Is that OK?

  2. Liangliang

    六点(liùdiǎn)？不行(bùxíng)，太(tài)早(zǎo)了(le)。

    Six? No, that is too early.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)七点(qīdiǎn)，行(xíng)不(bù)行(xíng)？

    Then seven. OK?

  4. Liangliang

    行(xíng)！不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)要(yào)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)起床(qǐchuáng)，行(xíng)吗(ma)？

    OK! But you have to wake me up. All right?

  5. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)！我(wǒ)七点(qīdiǎn)也(yě)起不来(qǐbùlái)。

    No! I cannot get up at seven either.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)明(míng)天(tiān)去(qù)公(gōng)园(yuán)散(sàn)步(bù)，行(xíng)吗(ma)？

We'll go for a walk in the park tomorrow — is that okay?

02

他(tā)在(zài)这(zhè)家(jiā)银(yín)行(háng)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

He works at this bank.

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