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一行 (yī xíng) — delegation; party (of people on a trip)

Definition

一行 refers to a group traveling together for work — a delegation or official party on a trip. Unlike 党 (a political party), it is not an organization; unlike 当事人 (parties to a dispute), it is a traveling group, not legal parties.

noun
delegationparty (of people on a trip)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 一行。
    yī xíng Jīn tiān xià wǔ liǎng diǎn dào jī chǎng.
    The delegation arrived at the airport at two this afternoon.
  • 一行。
    yī xíng Cān guān le bó wù guǎn hé zhǎn lǎn.
    The delegation visited the museum and exhibition.
  • 一行。
    yī xíng Míng tiān jiāng cān jiā kāi mù yí shì.
    The delegation will attend the opening ceremony tomorrow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīone
行xíngrow

A 一 row of 行 people forms a party.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Groups & Organizations

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