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运行

yùn xíng · yun xing

Traditional 運行

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course
  2. (fig.) to function; to be in operation
  3. (of a train service etc) to operate; to run
  4. (of a computer) to run
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The slow computer

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)电脑(diànnǎo)运行(yùnxíng)得(de)太(tài)慢(màn)了(le)！

    My computer runs so slowly.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)开(kāi)了(le)多少(duōshao)个(gè)网页(wǎngyè)？

    How many web pages did you open?

  3. Dengdeng

    五十(wǔshí)个(gè)！我(wǒ)关(guān)了(le)四十九(sìshíjiǔ)个(gè)，运行(yùnxíng)快(kuài)多(duō)了(le)！

    Fifty! I closed forty-nine, and it runs much faster.

  4. Liangliang

    最后(zuìhòu)一个(yīgè)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is the last one?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)没(méi)写完(xiěwán)的(de)作业(zuòyè)！

    It is my unfinished homework!

  6. Liangliang

    快(kuài)写(xiě)吧(ba)，写完(xiěwán)再(zài)关(guān)！

    Hurry and write it. Close it when you are done.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)新(xīn)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)运(yùn)行(xíng)得(de)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

Does your new computer run well?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

许(xǔ)多(duō)卫(wèi)星(xīng)绕(rào)着(zhe)土(tǔ)星(xīng)运(yùn)行(xíng)。

Many moons orbit around Saturn.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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