印行 (yìn xíng) — to publish (by printing and distributing)

Definition

verb
to publish (by printing and distributing)

Examples

  • 印行。
    Zhè jiā chū bǎn shè yìn xíng le hěn duō xué shù zhù zuò.
    This publishing house has published many academic works.
  • 印行。
    Nà běn zá zhì měi yuè yìn xíng yí cì.
    That magazine is published once a month.
  • 印行。
    Zhè xiē zī liào jiāng huì yìn xíng chéng dān xíng běn.
    These materials will be published as a separate booklet.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

印yìnprint
行xíngcirculate

'印' is print, '行' is circulate, so the action means making copies and putting them into circulation.

Characters in this word

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

  • 爪爪zhuǎhand
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

印 pairs 爪 (hand) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on a kneeling person.

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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.

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