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履行 (lǚ xíng) — to fulfill (an obligation); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement)

Definition

履行 emphasizes fulfilling a personal or formal commitment — duties, obligations, contracts, promises. Less neutral than 执行/实施 (which just mean 'carry out/implement' a task or policy).

verb
to fulfill (an obligation)to carry out (a task)to implement (an agreement)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 履行。
    Měi gè gōng mín dōu yīng gāi lǚ xíng zì jǐ de yì wù.
    Every citizen should fulfill their obligations.
  • 履行。
    Gōng sī bì xū lǚ xíng yǔ yuán gōng qiān dìng de hé tong.
    The company must implement the contracts signed with employees.
  • 履行，。
    Tā chéng nuò yào lǚ xíng zhè xiàng rèn wu, zuì hòu zuò dào le.
    He promised to carry out this task, and in the end he did.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

履lǚcarry out
行xíngdo

履 and 行 both mean to carry out or perform, so together they mean to fulfill an obligation.

Characters in this word

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

Early 履 put together 眉, 頁 (a person with a prominent head), 止 (foot), and 舟 (a shoe or shoe-shaped boat).

Open 履 →

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 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Law & Justice

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